Subject. Methodical principles and practical approaches to the formation of strategic objectives of agrarian policy for the transformation of food systems. Purpose. To systematize and generalize methodical principles and practical approaches of forming strategic objectives of agrarian policy for the transformation of food systems. Methods. The results of the study were based on the application of such methods: dialectical and systemic generalization – to analyze the work of scientists on the issues of forming agrarian policy and food systems development mechanisms, the structural-logical method – to determine spheres of influence; economic-statistical, economic and comparative analysis – to diagnose the state, trends, problems and prospects of the development of the agro-industrial complex and food systems; induction and deduction, analysis and synthesis – for substantiation of methodological principles and applied approaches to the formation of strategic goals of agrarian policy, etc. Results. Legislative provisions have been worked out and methodical and practical approaches to the formation of strategic goals of agrarian policy have been systematized. Approaches to determining the strategic goals of agricultural policy and forecasting the development of food systems are proposed, which would ensure the disclosure of potential and the most efficient use of available resources. The directions of scientific support to ensure the implementation of strategic goals for the development of food systems, in particular on the basis of the wide application of innovative technologies for the processing of raw materials and the production of food products, are substantiated. Scope of results. The research results contain methodological and practical aspects that expand knowledge about forecasting development and defining strategic goals of agrarian policy for the transformation of food systems. It is intended for the practical application of the main scientific provisions and research proposals in the preparation of legislative and regulatory acts, in particular development strategies and the formation of tasks of agrarian policy, as well as measures to improve the socio-economic situation in Ukraine. The obtained results can be used in further scientific studies of the actual problems of the development of food systems and the formation of strategic goals of agrarian policy for their transformation taking into account modern challenges.