Comparative study of organic farming systems in different geographical regions

Abstract

Among the prerequisites for agricultural production efficiency, improved farming systems that include a cost-effective organic approach to all stages of the production process play an important role. The need for a gradual transition of agricultural land use to biological methods of soil cultivation is relevant given the high level of agricultural landscape destruction and the growing demand for organic products. The purpose of the article was to provide a comparative analysis of the current state of development of organic production systems in different geographical regions of Ukraine. The study was conducted using general scientific methods of cognition, the main ones being the method of system analysis and the dialectical method. In the course of the study, the situation in the field of organic farming in the regional context, reserves, and prospects of opportunities in this area were investigated. An analysis of changes in the characteristics of the area and the number of certified organic farming entities in the time period is formed. The expediency of developing organic agronomy in modern economic conditions, as well as the possibility of ensuring the environmental safety of sustainable land use by increasing the share of organic tillage in the overall farming system, is substantiated. The priority vectors of development are highlighted, the regulatory and legal support of the industry is analysed. The specifics of the process of managing enterprises with the use of modern monitoring and investment opportunities are studied, on the basis of which the main measures to optimize the situation are developed, including economic incentives for farmers, the formation of a land bank for organic farming, control of anthropogenic pressure on the environment, compliance with safety requirements and adaptation of quality standards, as well as the preservation of local ecosystems. The practical significance of the research results is manifested in the possibility of using them in the development of sectoral programmes aimed at optimizing the functioning of organic farming systems, increasing their economic efficiency, and forming the concept of transition from conventional to organic farming in Ukraine