Directions for Increasing Rice Yield and Its Predicting

The research focuses on the peculiarities of rice production and directions for increasing its efficiency. Rice production continues to grow due to increased yields of the crop and the expansion of rice applications. Among grains, rice is characterized by high yield, product quality, stability, and guaranteed yields. The share of the Krasnodar Territory in rice production among the regions of the Russian Federation in 2022 amounted to 63.11%. In Russia, 41 agricultural organizations specialize in the type of activity 01.12 “Rice cultivation.” The indicators of the financial condition of these rice farms are satisfactory. The largest rice farms in the country are Kuban Agro-Industrial Company LLC, with a revenue of 1076 million rubles in 2022, and Chernoerkovskoye LLC, with a revenue of 857 million rubles. Yield is one of the main efficiency indicators. When predicting rice yield, the authors used the method of average characteristics (absolute growth and growth rate) and trend models of various types (linear and polynomial). Forecasts gave approximately the same values of rice yield—55–57 centners per hectare for the next three years.