The relevance of this article is due to the fact that new drivers for the development of agriculture in Russia are needed in the country's agro-industrial complex. Certain successes have been achieved in the industry in recent years, at the same time competition in food markets is increasing, economic sanctions and restrictions in promoting Russian products to foreign markets continue. In the agricultural sector there is a low level of labor productivity and a high dependence on technology imports. The possibilities of modernization of the agro-industrial complex are enormous, there are real needs for innovation. The introduction of information technologies in the framework of the Digital Agriculture project proposed by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation can contribute to solving these issues.