Sugar Industry in the Altai: the New Locomotive of Development of Agricultural Region

Abstract

The article examines the development of sugar industry in the Altai region. We propose new approaches to development sugar industry. It is concluded that the main problem of the sugar industry in the Altai is to provide enterprises with raw materials. The reason for this is the high cost of transporting raw materials. To solve this problem, we propose the introduction as the primary means of transportation of raw materials of narrow-gauge railways. This type of transportation can significantly reduce the cost of delivering raw materials to the sites of processing by providing a dynamic development of the sugar industry, as one of the most efficient agricultural industries of the Altai region.