| Pre-pandemic problems |
Problems caused by the spread of the pandemic |
| Economic problems |
| - low income;- monospecialization of the rural economy;- cutbacks to funding of the state program “Complex Development of Rural Territories”;- balanced creeping inflation;- low transfer of innovative technologies in rural areas;- low access of rural people to financial resources; |
- reduction in incomes of the population with the introduction of restrictive measures;- threat of disruption of the production cycle up to its interruption due to mass illness of workers;- interruptions in the supply of raw materials, goods, finished products with the introduction of restrictive measures;- spike in prices for certain product groups;- additional costs for preventive measures (disinfection, purchase of personal protective equipment, etc.);- limited access to traditional marketing sites for farm products;- mass suspension of many enterprises; |
| Social problems |
| - urbanization of the population;- low access to medical services (lack of paramedic stations and lack of doctors);- standard and quality of life of the rural population lags behind that of the urban population;- limited access to education caused by the territorial factor (including the absence of schools in remote villages); |
- rise in unemployment;- exacerbation of the public health problem;- limited access to distance education due to lack of access to the Internet; |
| Infrastructure problems |
| - underdevelopment of engineering infrastructure;- lack of transport infrastructure;- underdevelopment of information infrastructure;- underdevelopment of social infrastructure; |
- lack of transport infrastructure hinders the development of rural tourism;- impossibility of remote work in the absence of the Internet;- reduced demand for social infrastructure services; |
| Environmental problems |
| - climate change;- reduction of biodiversity, soil fertility, deforestation and desertification, freshwater scarcity and pollution. |
- pollution of natural recreation areas due to the increase in the number of vacationers;- increased water consumption due to hygiene standards related to the prevention of infection. |
