The condition of crop production in the region in conditions of increased risk of production

The article examines the impact of political tension on the state of crop production in the Kursk region, which is associated with the aggravation of the situation in the border areas of the region. A factor in the dynamic development of the agro-industrial complex in the Kursk region, starting in 2014, was the political confrontation and the imposition of related sanctions, while in 2018 the first results were obtained. However, the change in the political situation in 2024 and the escalation of the conflict in the border area led to the withdrawal from economic and economic circulation of some of the districts of the region located in the southwestern part of the Kursk region. In the course of the work, it was suggested that the emergence of political tension in the border Kursk region was one of the factors contributing to the formation of negative trends in the agro-industrial complex of the region in 2024, as the prevailing circumstances became an obstacle to safe and efficient agricultural production. To verify this assumption, statistical data on the development of agriculture in the Kursk region in the period 2015-2024 were considered. It was found that the last few years have been the least productive for crop production in the Kursk region. The events that developed in the border areas with agricultural specialization led to damage to agricultural production in 2024, as well as in the indefinite future – in the next few seasons, until the implementation of agricultural production becomes completely safe. Consequently, the consequences for the region have not yet been fully realized in 2024, as the sowing campaign was on schedule, but the harvest was limited. But at the same time, after the sowing campaign of 2025, it becomes obvious that the potential of crop production has been reduced by almost 10% due to a reduction in crops, which affected primarily grain as a key crop in the region.