PERSONNEL TRAINING FOR THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN TERMS OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE ECONOMY: TRENDS, PROSPECTS AND LIMITATIONS

The paper presents the results of theoretical understanding of trends, prospects and limitations that exist in the training of personnel for agriculture in the context of digital transformation of the economy.The transition to the target settings of the new technological order, which is associated with the spread of digital technologies, requires the solution of a whole range of problems in the field of training.The widespread introduction of digital technologies sets the task for universities to train personnel with competencies that are not currently reflected in the current Federal Educational Standards for such directions of training as: “Agriculture, Forestry and Fish Industry”, “Industrial Ecology and Biotechnology, Earth Sciences”, “ElectricPower and Heat Power Engineering”, “Veterinary Science and Zootechnics”. The article presents the results of a survey conducted among students, which characterize the attitude of future graduates to the prospects of digitalization of agriculture. The study showed on the one hand the disunity of respondents ' opinions on certain aspects of the use of digital technologies, on the other hand a great interest in the issue under study. It should be noted that the digital transformation of the economy has exacerbated the problem of staffing agriculture and other sectors of the economy.