Heads – Doctor of Economics, Associate Professor. N. V. Kireenko (2015–2018), Corresponding Member of the NAS of Belarus, Doctor of Economics, prof. Z. M. Ilyina (2012–2015) The most important areas of scientific research: development of a mechanism for ensuring food security; a system of measures and recommendations for the balanced and sustainable development of markets for agricultural raw materials and food; improving the mechanism for ensuring the competitiveness of products in the domestic and foreign markets in the context of integration into the global economic space; development of promising directions, forms and mechanisms for the development of foreign economic relations; proposals to stimulate foreign trade in agricultural products. The department included three structural divisions: Food Security Sector (head – Doctor of Economics, Associate Professor S. A. Kondratenko), Foreign Economic Relations Sector (head – PhD in Economics, Associate Professor L. N. Baigot), Quality Sector (head – PhD in Economics, Associate Professor P. V. Rastorguev).

Head – Corresponding Member of the NAS of Belarus, Doctor of Economics, prof. Z. M. Ilyina (2004–2011). Directions of research: development of mechanisms for the formation and functioning of balanced food markets, scientific support for solving the main problems of the country's food security. The department included: Sector of Foreign Economic Relations (head – PhD in Economics L. N. Baigot), Quality Sector (head – PhD in Economics P. V. Rastorguev), Food Security Sector (head – Corresponding Member of the NAS of Belarus, Doctor of Economics, prof. Z. M. Ilyina), Rural Social Development Sector (head – PhD in Economics M. N. Antonenko), Human Resources Sector (head – PhD in Economics M. V. Ulasevich), Sector of Industrial Economics (head – A. V. Gorbatovskiy), Sector of Environmental Economics (head – PhD in Economics N. I. Solovtsov).

Head – Corresponding Member of the NAS of Belarus, Doctor of Economics, prof. Z. M. Ilyina (1996–2004) Key areas of research are the development of mechanisms for the formation and functioning of balanced food markets, as well as scientific support for the country’s food independence and the needs of the population. The department included: Sector of Targeted Programs, Product Sales and Food Markets (head – Corresponding Member of the NAS of Belarus, Doctor of Economics, Professor Z. M. Ilyina), Quality Sector (head – PhD in Economics P. V. Rastorguev), Labor Resources Sector (head – PhD in Economics L. N. Markusenko), Sector of Economics of Processing Agricultural Products (head – PhD in Economics A. V. Meleschenya), Foreign Economic Sector Relations and Marketing (head – PhD in Economics L. N. Baigot), Sector of Economic Analysis, Indicative Planning and Standards (head Y. N. Brechko), Sector of Economics of Agricultural Industries (head – Doctor of Economics V. V. Valuev), Rural Social Development Sector (head – PhD in Economics M. N. Antonenko).