This article examines the possibilities of applying project management in the field of agriculture from farms to Russia's largest agricultural holdings in order to find new opportunities to enhance entrepreneurial activity. | Modern problems of project management in agriculture of Russia International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology IJMET Volume 10 Issue 03 March 2019 pp. 1655 1662 Article ID IJMET_10_03_167 Available online at http ijmet JType IJMET amp VType 10 amp IType 3 ISSN Print 0976-6340 and ISSN Online 0976-6359 IAEME Publication Scopus Indexed MODERN PROBLEMS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURE OF RUSSIA Margarita M. Simonova Department of Personnel Management and Psychology Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation Moscow Russia Stanislava A. Butyrina Department of Management and Socio-Economic Disciplines of the Moscow State Institute for Tourism Industry . Yu. Senkevich Moscow Russia Elena V. Kamneva Department of Personnel Management and Psychology Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation Moscow Russia Grigory N. Butyrin Department of History and Theory of Politics Faculty of Political Scientists of the Lomonosov Moscow State University Moscow Russia ABSTRACT This article examines the possibilities of applying project management in the field of agriculture from farms to Russia s largest agricultural holdings in order to find new opportunities to enhance entrepreneurial activity. The proposed measures are aimed at improving the efficiency of project management at these agricultural enterprises in the context of the stagnation of the global economy and sanctions. Key words agriculture project management Cite this Article Margarita M. Simonova Stanislava A. Butyrina Elena V. Kamneva Grigory N. Butyrin Modern Problems of Project Management in Agriculture of Russia International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology 10 3 2019 pp. 1655 1662. http IJMET JType IJMET amp VType 10 amp IType 3 1. INTRODUCTION The priority national project Development of the agro-industrial complex provides for the solution of the following main social tasks investment .