Regional agriculture in the context of sustainable development: legal and social issues

Abstract

This paper discusses the issues of sustainable development in agriculture from a regional perspective and particularly focuses on the social and legal aspects of the problem. The authors point out that sustainability of regional agriculture is affected by various national, geographical, and other factors as well as the mentality of the local population. In this study, sustainability of regional agriculture is defined as the way of ensuring optimal conditions for the preservation of the regional agricultural sector in the times of crisis, as well as the creation of an efficient socio-economic mechanism that guarantees the steady and eco-friendly development of agriculture. In this regard, the efforts of the regional business community and government support can be very effective at ensuring the sustainability of regional agricultural systems. In today’s market economy, the government seeks to stimulate economic growth while also considering the interests of the rural population, which is impossible to achieve unless the regional agriculture is sustainable.