Review of European Studies; Vol. 7, No. 8; 2015 ISSN 1918-7173 E-ISSN 1918-7181 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education Management of Competitiveness of a Regional Agricultural Sector Igor N. Goretov1, Faina Z. Gumarova1 & Evgeny I. Tsaregorodtsev1 1 Mari State University, Yoshkar- Ola, Russia Correspondence: Eveny I. Tsaregorodtsev, Institute of Economy, Management and Finance, Mari State University, Komsomolskaja str. 117 ap. 30, Yoshkar- Ola, 424004, Russia. E-mail:
[email protected] Received: February 21, 2015 Accepted: March 15, 2015 Online Published: April 29, 2015 doi:10.5539/res.v7n8p105 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/res.v7n8p105 Abstract In the article questions of increase of competitiveness of agrarian sector of the region are considered. The special attention is paid to stimulation of investment activity of market subjects. The cluster analysis of production of major types of agricultural production in subjects of the Volga Federal Region is made. Measures for improvement of an investment and tax policy of agrarian sector are offered. Realization of the above stated measures will promote growth of competitiveness of the agrarian sector of the Mari EL Republic and solution of questions of import substitution in the Russian food market. Keywords: agrarian sector, competitiveness, regional economy, cluster analysis, development strategy 1. Introduction The current stage of development of the agricultural sector is characterized by new competitive features. If the main purpose of pre-sanctions period was exceeding of indicators of imported production in a number of parameters, the cardinal of which was the price level, then since the beginning of 2015 the center of competition has shifted to the regional level.