Assessing the quality of international trade and economic relations in the agricultural sector

Abstract

Purpose of the research. The main purpose of the article is to improve the methodical support for assessing the quality of international trade and economic relations in the agricultural sector. Methodology. In the course of the research, the following methods were applied: fuzzy logic inference, generalization, comparison, graphical, expert assessments, etc. Results. The role of international trade and economic relations in the development of the domestic economy has been substantiated. The expediency of using forecasting as a tool for assessing the prospects for expanding cooperation in the field of agriculture with other countries has been proved. The main indicators have been determined that are used in the process of measuring the relationships quality. The necessity of developing tools for assessing the quality of international trade and economic relations has been substantiated. It has been proposed to carry out an assessment using the fuzzy sets theory based on the formed thesaurus, which includes a fuzzy set, membership function, fuzzy variable, linguistic variable, fuzzy knowledge base, fuzzy logic inference. The scheme of the procedure for assessing the quality of international trade and economic relations using the method of fuzzy logic inference and description of the fuzzy system for assessing the quality of international trade and economic relations of the agricultural sector of Ukraine have been developed. An analysis has been carried out within the research framework of bilateral agreements between Ukraine and partners in the field of agriculture and it has been determined that an example of high-quality international trade and economic relations is cooperation with China, India, Germany, the United Arab Emirates; moderate – with Georgia, Poland, France, Korea; low – with Japan, Iran, Kazakhstan, etc. Practical meaning. Based on the results of the assessment, in accordance with the quality level of international trade and economic relations, priority areas of cooperation for Ukraine with partner countries to promote the development of its economy have been identified. Prospects for further research by the author are to develop a mechanism for increasing the quality of international trade and economic relations between Ukraine and partner countries.