METHODICAL APPROACHES TO TYPOLOGY OF FARMS

Abstract

Introduction. One of the conditions for creating a favourable environment for the development of farms in the future is the substantiation of methodological tools for their typology on the basis of a system of criteria of objective and subjective nature. Criteria for typology should be selected parameters that characterize the essential features of farm development, production potential, features of management and marketing, indicators of production efficiency, as well as other important indicators in developing strategies and tactics. Methods. The general scientific and special methods of economic research were used in the article, in particular: a systematic approach − in the study of the relationships between phenomena and processes in the system of ensuring the effective development of farms; statistical analysis − in determining the dynamics, structure and effectiveness of farm development; comparative − to compare economic processes in the production of agricultural products in different time periods in order to identify the causal link; dialectical, abstract and logical − in carrying out theoretical generalizations, forming conclusions. Results. When assigning a farm to a certain category, only the legal features of its registration are taken into account, but not the size of the farm's resources. Many farms are essentially family-owned and have relatively small incomes, land area and livestock according to the experience of entities operating in the field of agribusiness. Very often, farms classified as small businesses produce many more products than the average enterprises. Discussion. It is proposed to include into the net assets the value of agricultural land as the main means of production of business entities in order to ensure the unity of methodological approaches to the typology of agribusiness entities. The information basis for the calculation is a statistical form of 6-lands, which reflects the area of land use, and the cost component should be determined based on the methodology of normative monetary valuation of agricultural land, which came into force in 2017. In the near future, the use of methodological approaches to the typology of agricultural enterprises will make it possible to introduce effective state and regional support for agricultural production, regardless of the organizational and legal form of management. Keywords: typologization, farming, criteria, agricultural production, agribusiness.