Statistical analysis as a management tool of AIC innovative development

© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2020. In the agro-industrial complex (hereinafter AIC), innovative development is manifested in the introduction of new technologies for processing agricultural products, the use of elite sowing materials, the use of unconventional, yet efficient management practices, high-tech technology and equipment, and in the use of intangible assets in all their forms. However, the introduction of innovations in agro-industrial complex has its own specificity related to the heterogeneity of the vast territory of the country. The Russian Federation is characterized by the heterogeneity of regions in the area of socio-economic, climatic and geographical factors, which imposes its imprint on the development of national agro-industrial complex. In this article we will present the results of a statistical study of Russia's agriculture development level depending on its territorial location in order to further develop recommendations on optimal investing in innovative development of a specific direction