Organic products condition and production in Ukraine. Growing buckwheat with the use of biopreparations

Abstract

Recently, irrational land use and farming that that does not take into account the need to restore soil cover has led to soil degradation and reduced fertility, changes in water, physical and agrochemical properties as well as in biological activity of the soil. Introducing organic farming is the way to solve environmental problems. The concept of sustainable development of agricultural production provides a combination of environmental protection, economic growth and social development and organic production is a practical solution that allows to obtain high quality food as an important component of food security. The purpose of research is to study the state of organic production in the world, its development in Ukraine, to identify constraints on the development of organic production, to identify its problem issues. The study was conducted in 2018–2019 in the research field of the Training Production Center (TPC) of Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University (BNAU). The introduction of organic production has a number of advantages over the traditional one, including environmental, economic and social aspects. Economic advantages imply increased profits and competitiveness. Environmental benefits contribute to the preservation of the environment. Social benefits are based on providing the market with high-quality useful safe products. Applying the technology with the use of auxiliary products in organic production indicates an increase in buckwheat yield by 1.88 t/ha compared to the control plots. Key words: organic production, directions of certification, production volumes, environmental pollution, organic products, buckwheat, auxiliary products.