PRIORITY DIRECTIONS OF THE FORMATION OF THE INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOOD SUPPLY OF UKRAINE

Abstract

Introduction. The institutional environment and the economic basis form a complex institutional and economic mechanism for regulating the agro-food market, which includes the following mechanisms: the development of tools for regulating the supply and demand of agricultural products and food, interregional trade, regulation of the agrarian sphere, which allows for the formation of a strategic approach in the development of the agro-food market. The institutional and economic mechanism of liberalization and regulation of trade in agricultural goods allows determining the ways and methods of achieving the goals of the state's agro-food policy, which do not contradict the requirements of the WTO multilateral trade system and take into account national economic interests. Methods. In the process of conducting the research, general scientific and special methods of economic research were used, in particular: systematic approach, comparative, dialectical and abstract-logical. The results. Directions for improving the institutional structure of the agri-food market based on the development of legal regulation of the functioning of self-regulatory organizations are proposed, which will ensure the formation of optimal economic relations between subjects and the balancing of the interests of the state and agribusiness, as well as contribute to the effectiveness of its regulation tools. Discussion. Taking into account the evidence of the leading countries of the world, the role of self-governing organizations in the development of the national strategy for the development of the agrarian sector of Ukraine and the formation of regional comprehensive programs for the development of rural areas needs further research. In addition, in the current difficult economic conditions caused by Russia's aggression against our state, the role of professional associations in overcoming crisis phenomena in the activities of farms in the corporate sector of the agrarian economy requires consideration. Keywords: institutional environment, self-governing organizations, agrarian chamber, agrarian sector, food security.