DIRECTIONS FOR IMPROVING THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL MECHANISM FOR ENSURING FOOD SECURITY IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The author emphasises that Ukrainian legislation does not contain a comprehensive legal regulation of public administration in the area of ensuring food security of Ukraine. That is why there is an urgent need to reform, first of all, the regulatory support of this function of public administration. The main directions of such reform should be: 1) adoption of a specialised law which would lay down a new legal basis for public administration in the area of food security of Ukraine; 2) improvement of the mechanism of strategic planning of the relevant area of state policy; 3) introduction of European principles and standards of public administration in this area; 4) improvement of interaction between civil society institutions and public administration in the course of public administration in the area of food security of Ukraine. In conclusion, it is emphasised that the new law on food security of Ukraine should clearly define the system of goals and objectives of public administration in the field of food security of Ukraine, delimit the powers and competence of public administration entities within this functional area of their activities, and determine the mechanism for guaranteeing physical and economic access to food and essential goods for everyone. In addition, the Food Security Strategy for the period up to 2030 should be adopted, which should: include the principles of food security generally recognised in the EU; regulate Ukraine’s participation in ensuring global food security; involve digital technologies in agricultural production; and expand cooperation with civil society institutions in the implementation of state policy in this area.