Abstract
Investment is an important element in modernizing agriculture. However, the studied industry is characterized by features that lead to risky activities. The purpose of the article is to study the problem of investing in the agricultural sector of Ukraine's economy and determine the degree of risks of this process in the context of modernization.
 Studies show that investment is a necessary part of modernizing the agricultural sector of the economy. The specifics of investment in the agricultural sector of the economy, primarily due to the characteristics of the industry, ie depends on a variety of climatic, social, economic, financial and other factors. A key component of the investment process is to identify effective sources of funding. The analysis shows that 90% of the total investment in agriculture in Ukraine is the own funds of enterprises and organizations. In second place - loans in the form of loans and other loans (8.6%). Investment resources of the state and local budgets are extremely low – 0, 3 and 0.1%, respectively. All risk factors of the industry can be divided into internal and external.
 Agriculture is an important sector of the economy, on the development of which depends the food security of the population. Economic analysis of the industry has shown the need for its modernization. One of the directions of modernization of agricultural production is the intensification of investment activity, which is at a low level of development due to the riskiness of the industry.
Highlights
Investment is an extremely important factor in the development of any sector of the economy
Investment activity is evidence of market became the purpose of the article
In the context of modernization of the agricultural sector of the economy, investment can be divided into investment replacement, modernization and development:
Summary
Investment is an extremely important factor in the development of any sector of the economy. They are of particular importance for agriculture, whose tasks are the economic development of the industry, and food security of the population, rural development and more. The degree of development of the industry is quite low, the level of profitability varies significantly by year, type of product and region. Investments are often expensive and require equity or foreign capital. An extremely important and difficult stage for investors is to choose an investment that will bring a profit in the future. Given the peculiarities of the industry, it can be argued that there are risks of its investment, which requires further study and
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