Domestic Agricultural Production Research Articles

FOREIGN EXPERIENCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY SERVICES AND ITS INTRODUCTION IN UKRAINE

Abstract. The system of agricultural advisory services is an effective tool for improving agricultural culture, increasing the yield of agricultural crops, the productivity of farm animals and, ultimately, the efficiency of economic activity in the agricultural sphere. This happened first in all those states in which the agricultural sector was on the path to industrialization. The market began to dictate its conditions, because self-isolation and closed-mindedness ultimately lead to stagnation and degradation. The integration of Ukrainian agriculture into the European economic system requires bringing the agricultural sector to a higher level and requires a certain training of domestic agricultural producers for the adaptation of the implemented policy in the EU - a deep understanding of the content and essence of all components of the common agrarian policy.

FOOD IMPORT, FOOD PRICE INFLATION, WAGES AND AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA

Agricultural industry plays a significant role in the South African economy, specifically in creating jobs. However, this sector is facing significant challenges owing to economic and social unrest. Within the application of both Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) and Error Correction Model (ECM) on time series data from 2010q1 to 2021q4; this paper assessed the effects of food imports, inflation, and real wage on agricultural employment in South Africa. The results from bounds testing indicated that food imports, inflation and real wage stimulate longterm disruptions in agricultural employment. However, short-run results indicated that agricultural employment is only affected by the real wage. Based on these findings, this study suggests a policy that incorporation of both inflation rate and real wages policy to improve employment in the agricultural industry. Additionally, easing the import of food products that are complements to domestic agricultural products should be another strategy to increase the number of people employed in the agricultural industry.

Leasing in Russian agricultural economy: current stage of development

The purpose of the study is to analyze leasing sustainable development as the main investment mechanism of the Russian agrarian sector technical re-equipment. The author uses general scientific methods (analysis and synthesis, economic and statistical methods, graphical methods, etc.). The current state of the domestic agrarian sector technical equipment, the development of agricultural machinery leasing market development, issues and prospects for the use of agrarian leasing at the present stage have been considered. Considering the current situation in the domestic market, decreased prices for agricultural products and outstripping growth of prices for equipment, domestic agricultural producers need systemic state support to maintain the machinery and tractor fleet renewal pace. In conditions of agricultural machinery and investment resources for its reproduction deficit, leasing is one of the effective tools in solving the technical potential of the agricultural sector technical potential strengthening issues. The main promising areas of leasing mechanisms application, contributing to technical re-equipment acceleration in the agricultural sector have been proposed (sustainable development projects, national “green taxonomy”, “green” bonds; agricultural machinery market digitalization development; use of leasing mechanisms for the machinery and technology complexes development as a modern form of joint machinery use in agriculture). The proposed areas will ensure systemic development and acceleration of Russian agrarian sector technical re-equipment.

The Regional Heterogeneity of the Impact of Agricultural Market Integration on Regional Economic Development: An Analysis of Pre-COVID-19 Data in China

The abrupt onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019 significantly disrupted China’s domestic agricultural production and supply chain stability. Local governments, responding to urgent circumstances, implemented various trade restrictions that profoundly affected regional economic development. This study, covering data from 2010 to 2019 across 31 provinces, investigates agricultural market integration and regional economic development. Employing a dynamic spatial panel Durbin model, it systematically analyzes the complex relationship between these variables. International trade variables related to agricultural products are then introduced to examine their “substitution effect” in promoting regional economic development through agricultural market integration. The research findings are summarized as follows: (1) disregarding international agricultural trade, a one-unit increase in the agricultural market integration index corresponds to a 0.156% rise in regional economic development. (2) In an open economy, the substitution coefficients for agricultural imports, exports, and total trade concerning market integration are −0.00097, −0.0012, and −0.0038, respectively. (3) The strength of the substitution effect from the international agricultural market to the domestic market varies regionally, with coefficients of −0.00099 and −0.00217 for the eastern and western regions, respectively.

Historical development, significance and application of marketing in agribusiness

Market conditions in which the agricultural sector does business are continuously changing and developing. The agricultural sector competes with the competition when the only constants in agricultural production are great turbulences of agroclimatic conditions, and permanent changes in the market. Those changes are happening rapidly, which causes oscillations in business results, and it often leads to disappointment and desertion of the agricultural sector, especially by young, mobile, and working people. This chapter aims to offer a concept of modern marketing, so its implementation into the agricultural sector would contribute to more efficient and effective work. Also, it would lead to better results for all partakers of agricultural sectors, especially agricultural producers. Today, the battle for a better and more profitable position of agricultural producers in domestic and foreign markets is unimaginable without applying strategies and tools of modern marketing. To master the competitive advantage and maintain it on the market for a long time is a complicated process for the biggest and richest companies of today. It is especially hard and complex for participants from the agricultural sector because of the countless specificities of agricultural producers, and agricultural production itself. The finding of the review and research is that domestic agricultural producers are the main, but the weakest link in the chain of the agricultural sector. They are faintly, or not at all prone to using marketing management, strategies, and tools of marketing, like market segmentation, targeting, product differentiation, as well as combining elements of the marketing mix in their business activities and their value offer to customers. By doing this, they significantly make their market position more difficult, and they reduce competitiveness on both domestic and foreign markets of agricultural products, or in a broader sense, the whole agricultural sector. The most current trends of modern marketing practice are represented in this review, together with solutions for their implementation into the agricultural sector.

Legal Barriers and Open Issues for an Effective Implementation of AV in Austria

Agrivoltaics (AV) represents a valuable alternative to solve the conflict between the expansion of renewable energy and land consumption in the course of the energy transition. Although the Austrian Renewable Energy Expansion Act (EAG) and accompanying regulations contain some provisions on the eligibility of AV under the national support scheme for renewable energy, the other areas of law affected by AV have not yet been adapted accordingly. In particular, there is a lack of appropriate zoning types in the spatial planning acts of the Länder that could promote multiple uses of land for AV. This results in an unsatisfactory legal framework that poses numerous legal problems for the implementation of AV in Austria. To ensure the long-term implementation of AV, the Austrian legal framework must therefore be adapted accordingly, especially with regard to the creation of suitable zoning types, which take into account various aspects, such as energy production, domestic agricultural production, landscape integration and social acceptance. In the course of this process, questions of competence between the federal government and the Länder will play a decisive role.

Retrospective analysis of exporting agricultural processing industry products

The Russian exports of processed food products analysis since 2014 has revealed a stable growth in this area, corresponding to the general dynamics of domestic agricultural products sales in the world market. At the same time, the share of processed food products in the total volume of domestic exports from 2014 to 2021 increased from 1.7 to 3.1%, which is a favorable factor in reducing the mineral-raw materials orientation of Russia’s foreign trade. The increase in processed products exports contributes to the export-oriented nature of the domestic food industry, which grew from 6.5 to 11.6 % over the period. This is also due to the fact that import substitution programs development and competitive imports limitation after the counter-sanctions introduction in 2014-2015 had a favorable impact on the food industry and allowed to maintain and increase a number of export directions. Over the past few years, the key areas of sales in the global market have been the products of the oil and fat and sugar beet industries. Along with the sale of finished products, the food industry wastes export, which are raw materials for fodder production, is also considered important. With the overall positive dynamics of processed food sales, the only direction showing a decrease in exports is tobacco and tobacco products. The reduction in tobacco products exports is explained by the change in the transnational corporations policy who own the Russian cigarette business, which, in addition to the Russian market, until 2014 also partially filled the markets of the Commonwealth of Indepen dent States and Eastern Europe countries.

Food insecurity and water management shocks in Saudi Arabia: Bayesian VAR analysis.

The existing conditions of domestic agricultural production and the resulting products will not be able to fruitfully address the increasing food demand due to the limited fertile land and water resources in Saudi Arabia. Moreover, the escalating threat of a hotter climate, the deterioration in precipitation, and harsh droughts in Saudi Arabia have reduced the predictability of water management efficiency and resulted in the exhaustion of water bodies and serious degradation of ecosystems that have directly affected agricultural systems and indirectly, food security. This study also aims to assess the impact of water efficiency on food insecurity in Saudi Arabia. The study applied the Bayesian Vector Autoregressive (BVAR) model for the reference period for the data extended from 2000-2020. Likewise, we used both impulse response functions (IRFs) and forecasting variance error decomposition (FVED) through 1000 Monte Carlo simulations according to the BVAR model to examine both the response of food insecurity to the shocks on water management efficiency used for various purposes and the decomposition of error variance in food insecurity. The results show that food insecurity was not observed throughout this study. The results of the BVAR analysis indicate that in the short run, the coefficients of water use efficiency are significant based on the Food Insecurity Multidimensional Index (FIMI). Also, the BVAR model provides a better forecast with an interdependence on water use efficiency for agricultural purposes and FIMI. Moreover, the results obtained from IRFs have shown a significant effect of water efficiency on FIMI. Water use efficiency for agriculture and industrial purposes reduces food insecurity while increasing water for services use increases food insecurity. Water use efficiency is the key factor affecting food insecurity in the short run. The results reveal that the water use efficiency shocks will decrease food insecurity. The shocks experienced by food insecurity can be predicted as self-shock over a span of ten years. Emphasis is given to the task of water management that may support food security in Saudi Arabia through implementing and enhancing the water use efficiency as an integral part of achieving the SDGs in Saudi Arabia.

Personnel of Digital Transformation in Agriculture

The solution of the problem of digital transformation of agriculture is becoming particularly relevant in connection with the sanctions pressure on the Russian Federation. World practice and the experience of successful domestic agricultural producers show that the use of modern digital technologies makes it possible to create optimal conditions that ensure a significant increase in plant yields, animal productivity and labor productivity throughout the life cycle of agricultural products, reducing material costs for fuels and lubricants, electricity, plant protection products, labor remuneration and other types of expenses, soil fertility preservation and environmental protection. The article systematizes global trends in the spread of digital technologies in the field of agriculture. Based on the data of the federal statistical observation, as well as monitoring of digital maturity, quantitative results of the involvement of ICT specialists (including IT specialists) in the field of agriculture in the period 2019-2021 are presented. The purpose of this article is to identify the problem of the lack of qualified personnel with digital competencies in agriculture, to show the current situation of human resources, as well as to make recommendations on measures of state support for improving the working conditions of IT specialists in the economic and social sectors.

Digital potential of the Russian agro-Industrial complex based on the results of technological innovations

The article analyzes the current state of innovation activity and the fundamental features of technological development in the agricultural sector of the economy, identifies barriers and prerequisites for the transition to digital transformation, and demonstrates the results of the introduction of domestic technological innovations. In the context of modern realities, innovations are becoming a fundamental component of the development of the national economy. The process of digitalization for the agro-industrial complex is due to the urgent need to increase the efficiency and sustainability of its functioning through radical transformations of managerial efficiency by technological processes and decision-making processes at all levels of the hierarchical ladder, based on innovative approaches to production and the subsequent application of information data on the state of controlled elements and subsystems and forecasting their potential adjustments, as well as economic conditions in the agricultural sector. The practice of a global scale and the experience of authoritative domestic agricultural producers illustrate that the use of modern technological solutions contributes to ensuring optimal soil, agrotechnical and organizational and territorial conditions, which make it possible throughout the full life cycle of agricultural products to contribute to an increase in yield and labor productivity, reduce material costs for fuels and lubricants (F&L), electricity, plant protection products (PPP), wages and other types of expenses, maintaining soil fertility and preserving the environment. Increasing and stimulating innovative and technological activity in the agro-industrial complex will also increase production volumes, increase the competitiveness of domestic agricultural products, eliminate the problem of import substitution and increase the level of profitability of agricultural enterprises.

ПРОБЛЕМА СТВОРЕННЯ ДОДАНОЇ ВАРТОСТІ В АГРАРНОМУ СЕКТОРІ ЕКОНОМІКИ В ПРАЦЯХ ДЕЯКИХ ПРЕДСТАВНИКІВ ФРАНЦУЗЬКОГО ВІДГАЛУЖЕННЯ КЛАСИЧНОГО НАПРЯМУ ЕКОНОМІЧНОЇ ТЕОРІЇ

The article systematizes the theoretical views of the classical school of economics, namely its French branch, on the problem of creation and distribution of value added in the agricultural sector, and proves the relevance of this development for ensuring the development of the agricultural industry of Ukraine and strengthening its place in the global value chains. It is shown that the early French school of economics raised important questions about the genesis of value added, the relationship between real and market value, the issue of proportionality in the national economy with a special emphasis on the role of the agricultural sector in this process, raised the problems of taxation of various industries and types of activity in accordance with their productive or unproductive nature. It has been proven that the prices for agricultural products of Ukrainian producers generally do not correspond neither to world prices for such products, nor to production prices that would cover costs and provide farmers with a profit that is not lower than the average. In the short term, these problems could be tackled by applying the elements of the agricultural policy of the European Union. In the long term, the goal of the structural policy should be the movement towards the production and export of finished products of the agro-industrial sector, the prices of which, including on the world market, unlike the prices of raw materials, are characterized by relative stability. The application of the elements of the scientific approach of the French classical school of economics within the framework of economic policy could contribute to the formation of the appropriate market infrastructure, the approximation of prices for domestic agricultural products to the world average, and in the long term to the emergence of complex value added chains within the national economy, which would unite the agro-industrial complex and related industries, generating multiplicative effect of creating value added both due to forward upgrading (shifting to the production and export of finished goods) and backward urgrading (strengthening of national industries which produce the means of agricultural production).

INSTITUTIONAL ASPECT INNOVATIVE MODERNIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

The institutional determinants of innovative modernization of agricultural production are substantiated.
 It is established that the transformational features domestic agricultural production are monoculture agricultural production, its structural deformation, increased degradation of land and water resources, growing dependence of agricultural producers on imported inputs for the production process, and a reduction in the number of rural workers and the population of rural communities.
 It is argued that transformational changes in agro-industrial production should be focused on large-scale modernization changes in the production process in terms of restoring land fertility, improving the quality characteristics of food products, expanding the existing export potential of agricultural products and the share competitive products. 
 It is established that the threats to the recovery of agricultural production are the narrowing of the domestic consumer market; reduction of the purchasing power of the population with a decrease in its number; reduction and blocking of exports of agricultural products; rising costs of material resources and rising costs of agricultural products and food prices.
 It is substantiated that institutional support for the innovative modernization of agro-industrial production should be accompanied by the formation of effective basic and special institutions and institutions that meet the criteria of systematicity when they are included in the hierarchical structure of norms and institutions of innovation.
 It is emphasized that the institutional support for innovative modernization should implement the following key tasks: ensuring a favorable investment climate for attracting financial resources to processing enterprises and the formation of local regional structures with low capacity for processing agricultural raw materials; creating conditions for the inclusion of agricultural producers in global value chains.
 Institutional interventions should be aimed at stimulating the diffusion and development of product innovations; supporting and shaping organizational structures for vertical and horizontal integration; supporting and shaping organizational frameworks for vertical and horizontal integration; and restructuring forms of state support for agricultural production.
 The strategic guidelines for the innovative modernization of agro-industrial production are defined: introduction of motives and incentives for structural changes in agricultural production, intensification of the development of small forms of management, integration of production processes, and use of competitive advantages.

History of Modern Agronomy Physics: Contribution and Significance of A.F. Ioffe Works

The paper highlights that research in the field of agricultural physics in this country began in the 1930s and is closely linked to the renowned physicist Abram Fedorovich Ioffe. Under his leadership, the world’s first Agrophysical Research Institute was established in 1932. A.F. Ioffe directed this institute from 1932 to 1942 and from 1954 to 1959. These periods are particularly noteworthy in terms of the scientist’s contributions to formulating and executing the institute’s objectives. (Research purpose) The paper aims to examine A.F. Ioffe’s role in the development of agrophysical science during his tenure as the director of the Agrophysical Institute from 1954 to 1959. (Materials and methods) The research is grounded in the analysis of archival materials, reports detailing research activities of the Agrophysical Research Institute, publications, and A.F. Ioffe’s engagements from 1932 to 1959. The study explores the role of physics in shaping and refining methods within domestic agricultural production. The paper presents the outcomes of theoretical and applied research conducted under the guidance of A.F. Ioffe, particularly focusing on the development of measuring instruments for integration into control systems within industrial agricultural production. (Results and discussion) It was revealed that during A.F. Ioffe’s leadership periods, the methodology of an «electronic agronomist» was developed, marking a global pioneering achievement. The paper shows the integration of advanced physics achievements into agriculture, and highlights the use of semiconductor devices to monitor the physical and chemical parameters of the soil, as well as external factors affecting crop life. (Conclusions) The paper underscores the pivotal role played by the scientist and organizer A.F. Ioffe during the emergence and development of domestic agronomic physics. It points out the primary directions of agrophysical work and the results achieved directly under the leadership of A.F. Ioffe. The paper also sheds light on their contribution to developing the main research directions in the field of agronomic physics, which continue to be pertinent in modern conditions.

Innovation and investment support for sustainable development of the agricultural sector of the economy

It is possible to ensure the country’s food security only with the sustainable development of the agricultural sector of the economy, which, in turn, is impossible without a transition to an innovative way of agricultural development. Consistent implementation of import substitution practices, improving the quality and increasing the volume of products in the long term will allow the domestic agro-industrial complex to reach a new level of its development, it is also possible only with the widespread introduction of innovative technologies and tools, thereby ensuring a high level of competitiveness of domestic agricultural products. At the same time, it is necessary to take into account the transformation of the agricultural sector of the Russian economy, which is taking place under the influence of increasing geopolitical risks, which should become a point of growth of the domestic agro-industrial complex, since, as practice shows, any economic crisis is replaced by economic growth subsequently. The aim of the study is to develop and test a methodology for determining the factors of sustainable development of the agricultural sector of the economy, based on the technology of data-mining and big-data analysis, and to conduct a subsequent assessment of trends in the identified factors.

The Impact of some Macro Variables on the Agricultural Domestic Product in Iraq for the Period 1990-2020

The Impact of some Macro Variables on the Agricultural Domestic Product in Iraq for the Period 1990-2020

Life cycle management of agricultural machinery at the operational stage in the conditions of digitalization of production

In agriculture, machinery is an important production asset. Many industries manage the life cycle of machines in use with the help of EAM information systems, which reduce unproductive downtime. This is relevant for agricultural production, since there is often a low utilization rate of machine change time, and in the structure of non-productive time costs, up to 30% is downtime due to technical reasons. However, EAM systems are not popular in the domestic agro-engineering field, while they can be used to automate a set of engineering management tasks, and digital solutions based on them contain additional opportunities for the implementation of production reserves. The purpose of the presented study is to improve the efficiency of life cycle management of agricultural machinery at the operational stage using the EAM information system. The object of research is the stages of development and functionality of modern information systems CMMS and EAM, integration of EAM with digital economy tools; ways of adapting and improving EAM to the specifics of domestic agricultural production; an indicator of the overall efficiency of the OEE of agricultural machinery. The subject of research is the impact of digitalization on the functionality of EAM systems; the impact of EAM on the indicator of the overall efficiency of agricultural machinery (on the example of combine harvesters). The main stages in the development of EAM are identified, where after 2011 their integration with the tools of the digital economy is observed, which translates EAM into the category of intelligent systems for managing the technical condition of machines. Recommendations for adapting EAM to the conditions of domestic agribusiness are proposed. The reference value of the OEE indicator for ACROS combine harvesters was determined, equal to 47%, and the value in real operation is 19.1%. It has been theoretically established that when using the EAM system, the shift time utilization ratio increases by 20%, and the OEE of combines increases by 1.41 times due to the reduction of machine downtime for technical reasons.

SUBSTANTIATION OF THE UNIVERSAL ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEM OF COMPLEX LABORATORIES FOR QUALITY AND SAFETY ASSESSING OF GRAIN AND OIL CROPS

The materials of the article provide data on the export of domestic grain, oil crops and their processing products, the commodity structure of the export of domestic agricultural products and a dozen export countries during the operation of the grain corridor from March 2022 to August 2023. The main requirements for modern laboratories and their functions are listed. The components of a comprehensive analytical approach to assessing the quality and safety of grains and oilseeds according to modern international requirements are presented. It has been established that, in addition to the technical and economic component, the activities of complex laboratories are affected by a large number of technological limitations, among which an important place is occupied by the problems of quality control of test results. Today, the functioning of native laboratories that assess the quality and safety of grains and oilseeds has some of shortcomings that may affect the effectiveness of testing activities. In particular, there is a lack of a unified approach to addressing systemic requirements, a large number of regulators, conflicting requirements, and limited international harmonization. The requirements of industry regulations and contract specifications pose challenges for laboratories. All of this emphasizes need to develop a universal adaptive technological system for quality control of integrated laboratories for assessing the quality and safety of grains and oilseeds. The main components of quality management of laboratories for quality assessment of grains and oilseeds are considered and analyzed. It was found that only 11% of accredited domestic laboratories can comprehensively meet the current demand for conformity assessment services for agricultural raw materials. Based on the analysis, a roadmap of quality management components of laboratories for quality assessment of grains and oilseeds was developed. The development of such guidelines will help to meet diverse requirements and systematically demonstrate competence in line with current needs. Processes such as analytical method validation, measurement uncertainty assessment, metrological traceability, and accreditation support require significant financial investments. The creation and implementation of a universal adaptive technological system will help to rationalize the use of resources, thanks to logistical advantages, efficiency, reliability of results, and vertical management system. The creation and implementation of a universal adaptive technological system will help to rationalize the use of resources, thanks to logistical advantages, efficiency, reliability of results, and vertical management system.

Теоретико-методологічні засади інклюзивного розвитку підприємництва і суб’єктів агробізнесу

Agribusiness is one of the critical elements of the national economy responsible for food production and supply. Due to globalization, climate change, and military actions, domestic agricultural producers face numerous challenges that require a paradigm shift in business practices. In addition, current trends in the global economy indicate an active growth in the importance of inclusiveness as a mainstream business organization. This is especially relevant to the agricultural sphere, where an inclusive approach can solve the problems of inequality of income distribution, lack of access to resources and markets for products, involvement of all groups and strata of the population in economic activity, etc. The article aims to systematize and improve the theoretical and methodological framework for the inclusive development of entrepreneurship and agribusiness. The theoretical and methodological basis of inclusive entrepreneurship and agribusiness has been studied. It has been shown that the concept of inclusive development of entrepreneurship and agribusiness actors is a logical continuation of the methodology development of corporate social responsibility and sustainable development in the context of globalization and growing social inequality. It has been determined that inclusive development of an enterprise is a strategic orientation towards creating such a corporate culture and working conditions when each employee feels his importance, recognition, and the opportunity to develop and realize his potential, regardless of his social, economic, or other status, to achieve the general well-being, sustainable development of the enterprise itself and the territorial community in which it is located. It has been argued that an inclusive approach to the organization of entrepreneurship and agribusiness contributes to sustainable, socio-ecologically balanced economic growth and social justice, biodiversity conservation, reduction of carbon emissions, adaptation to climate change, re-socialization of people with special needs, including veterans of military operations, and the formation of a democratic civil society. Keywords: inclusive development, inclusive entrepreneurship, inclusive agribusiness, inclusion, sustainable development, methodology.

Problems of rural areas of Ukraine in the context of European integration processes

Ukraine has favorable geographical, climatic, resource and other prerequisites for the development of rural areas, therefore it is potentially capable of becoming a state with priority development of the agricultural sector and one of the main suppliers to the world markets of ecologically safe food products. However, the problem of non-compliance of the level of development of the Ukrainian agricultural sector and rural areas with the world level and standards of the EU countries in general remains unresolved. The competitiveness of domestic agricultural products is achieved mainly due to cheap labor and ruthless exploitation of the land. The article analyzes the socio-economic and ecological state of rural areas of Ukraine and establishes that at the current stage rural areas are in a catastrophic state. The state of natural resources and the ecological situation are deteriorating, the engineering and social infrastructure, the system of social services (medicine, culture, preschool education) and the sphere of life are in decline, human potential is decreasing, unemployment and poverty are flourishing, which stimulates labor migration. The lack of work, medical care, social and infrastructure support does not encourage rural youth to actively give birth to children, as a result of which the rural population is aging at a very fast pace, there is no simple replacement of the population, mortality prevails over birth rate. The lifespan expectancy of the population in one or another country is precisely the indicator that characterizes well-being. In Ukraine, the average lifespan expectancy as of 2020 was 66.4 years for men and 76.2 years for women, which is an average 3.6–14.4 years for men and 1.3–9.3 years for women less compared to the countries of the European Union. During 32 years of independence, Ukraine, as a state, did nothing to improve the living conditions of the rural population, stop migration processes and the natural reduction of the population in general, and especially the rural population. As a result of such non-statistical attitude of the state of Ukraine towards rural areas, 435 rural settlements disappeared from the map of Ukraine during this period. The primary solution to the social and infrastructure problems of the rural population is one of the main conditions for Ukraine’s food security, its economic and social well-being, and therefore should become a priority direction for the state of Ukraine.

Evaluation of the effectiveness of state support for agribusiness entities

In the current economic conditions, state support for agribusiness entities is necessary to create a sustainable business climate in the country’s agro-industrial complex and address issues related to the country’s self-sufficiency in the main types of domestic agricultural products, raw materials and food. The main principles, mechanisms, specific measures of state support for agricultural producers and indicators for assessing the success of each segment at the macro level are defined in detail by legislative and other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation. To assess and analyze the effectiveness of state support at the micro level, various indicators and criteria have been proposed in modern domestic literature, but at the same time, as a review of sources has shown, there is no single and universal methodology. In order to understand the degree of impact of a particular area of activity of an economic entity on a change in the effectiveness of state support measures (and vice versa), it is necessary to develop a universal and comprehensive methodology for assessing the effectiveness of state support for agribusiness entities.