Abstract
The paper focuses on developing conceptual approaches to improving the mechanisms for regulating organic agricultural production based on the experience of different countries in standardization, accreditation, and certification of products. The authors analyzed (1) the features of the institutional organization and (2) documentary support of the production and marketing of organic production and its delivery to consumers. The paper assesses the formation of the organic farming sector in various countries and provides detailed information on certification schemes. The authors described the joint guarantee system as an alternative for certification that gives access to the world market of organic products to producers from countries with insufficiently developed national legislation. Moreover, they analyzed the prevalence of joint guarantee system in the global economic space. The paper established an imbalance between the location of organic agricultural land and the development of organic raw materials and food markets. The authors identified factors hindering the development of the world market for organic products, eliminating which will help achieve harmonization in organic agriculture. The paper analyzed the indicators of the world market for organic agricultural raw materials and food. The analyzed indicators include the volume of retail sales, consumption per capita in the most developed national markets, etc. The paper systematizes the institutional features of state regulation of organic farming in foreign countries.
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