The collection of scientific articles identifies the main goals, directions of economic development for the agro-industrial complex, describes the strategies of agri-food growth, which will improve the quality of life. The risk criteria that are part of the work of strategists in the modern world, the regulatory framework of strategic planning, including mechanisms, a number of regulations and bills, the adoption of which will be carried out in the scientific and technical development of the agro-industrial complex. The specification of the factors influencing a choice of strategy, the comparative characteristic of control systems, ways of increase of a set of rules of decision-making which will help to define the basic spheres of activity of an agro-industrial complex is offered. The necessity of creating favorable conditions in the form of strengthening of industrial infrastructure, adoption of laws and by-laws in the interests of agribusiness enterprises, support of agro-industrial complex by the state and regional authorities is investigated.