Volcova N.A.candidate of economic sciences, professor of chair «the Economics of agro – industrial complex», Penza state agricultural academy psaca@penza.com.ru
Bucina Y.S.graduate student of chair «the Economics of agro - industrial complex», Penza state agricultural academy samba-85@inbox.ru
It is considered the modern state of investment - innovation activity in grain production and possible ways of its further improvement in Penza region. Noted unsatisfactory rates of technical and technological modernization in branches that restrains the growth of the labour productivity grain production increase are shown in the anticle.