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The purpose of the paper was to assess the impact of climate changes on agricultural development and food security in Ukraine and Slovakia using statistical data from Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic, State Statistics Service of Ukraine, Eurostat, Food and Agriculture Organization and other sources. The comparison method was used to evaluate changes in agricultural development indicators, as well as climate changes in 1998-2021 in Ukraine and Slovakia. The main indicators of agricultural development used in the research were agricultural raw materials exports(%), agricultural raw materials imports (%), agriculture value added (% of GDP), agriculture value added (annual % growth), agriculture value added (current US$), cereal production (metric tons), cereal yield (kg per hectare), crop production index, food production index. Correlation and regression equations were used to establish the relationship between climatic factors and agricultural development indicators. The multiple correlations between air temperature and indicators of agricultural development was r=0.75 for Ukraine, r=0.69 for Slovakia. Using neuromodeling tools, the indicators of cereal production volumes and cereals yields in Ukraine and Slovakia in 2024-2033 were predicted. Tables were used to summarize the results. In conclusion, it should be noted that climatic conditions should be analyzed in each sector of crop production, and measures should be taken to adapt technologies for the gradual expansion of obligations for the production and export of agricultural products to world markets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Globally, rural conditions are in states of change. They are often highly vulnerable to climate and environmental change, extreme weather events, conflict, socio-economic changes, inequalities, and demographic changes. These changes are putting stress on rural areas, which rely upon agriculture and natural resources for their livelihoods and are often the foundation of national economies. Communication for development (C4D) has played an important role in addressing these challenges. Its thinking is broadly consistent with rural development goals—indeed, the roots of C4D come in part from rural development and agricultural extension. Communication for development (C4D) was defined by the World Congress on Communication for Development as "...a social process based on dialogue using a broad range of tools and methods. It also seeks change at different levels, including listening, building trust, sharing knowledge and skills, building policies, debating, and learning for sustained and meaningful change. It is not public relations or corporate communications". However, after decades of action to address these interrelated rural development challenges, much remains to be done. This paper critically considers the following: What does inclusive rural development mean now, in light of environmental change, and how does this affect the conceptualisation and practice of C4D? This was done by using three countries as case studies: Malawi, Ukraine, and the Philippines. Each of these countries represented contrasting challenges and opportunities for rural development and environmental change, with lessons from their experiences shedding insight into the communication for development thinking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of the paper was to assess the potential opportunities for the development of agricultural cooperatives until 2030. The importance of modeling the forecast parameters of development in time to ensure the effective functioning of cooperatives was substantiated. It was found that the size of their net income is most affected by: the area of agricultural land, the number of enterprises, the number of employees and the total cost of production. A research using the STELLA program showed that the number of agricultural cooperatives will be reduced 13.1 times by 2030, according to the area of agricultural land they will decrease 1.5 times, and the amount of profits will increase significantly in contrast to losses. This is due to the processes of concentration of cooperative structures, automation of production and implementation of innovative technologies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The world's food security largely depends on the stability of agri-business worldwide, but mainly in the main producing countries of agri-food products. The purpose of the study is to determine the current realities and opportunities for the development of agrarian business in Ukraine in crisis conditions for the development of effective strategies and promising growth of the agrarian sector. Research methods: monographic, abstract-logical methods, method of analogies and comparisons, systematic approach, statistical and graphic methods. In the course of the study, it was determined that in 2022, a significant number of agricultural enterprises suffered losses as a result of the system challenges. The loss of 15-20% of cattle, pigs, and poultry, and the loss of production facilities and animal husbandry complexes led to a reduction in production in both the crop and animal husbandry sectors. The article highlights the exogenous and endogenous risks of the functioning of the agricultural sector. Internal risks include loss of production and resource potential of the agricultural sector; the liquidation of a significant number of agrarian business enterprises; change of specialization due to significant economic losses; loss of part of the infrastructure facilities for storage and primary processing of agricultural products; difficulty in selling products to foreign markets. Exogenous risks are described, in particular, the reduction of investments in agricultural production, problems with the purchase and import of fertilizers and plant protection products into the country, and delays in the purchase of modern agricultural machinery. It was noted that the presence of the listed external risks will have a negative impact on the country's economy and food security. The actions of the government for the sustainability of agrarian business are described, namely, the restoration of the export of agricultural products by sea, the development of alternative logistics networks for export, solving the problems of the seed company, and providing the possibility of special credit programs and tax holidays. The main problematic issues that the government needs to solve to ensure the stability of the agrarian business and the possibility of its further effective functioning are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article explores preconditions for the development of agrarian enterprises producing organic products in Ukraine. The study is focused on analysis of the factors that determine the competitiveness of agrarian producers of organic food, as well as trends in organic production development. The paper is an analytical assessment of Ukrainian organic farming development based on the scientific works existing in the literature and the reports of the enterprises. The investigation has proved the efficiency of the organic farming system implementation at Ukrainian enterprises. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article deals with the implementation of the State Target Program on Ukrainian Village Development of Ukraine. The aim of the paper was to present the influence Ukrainian Village Development Programme 2007 - 2015 on agricultural land use taking into account its objectives. This topic is current in the context of the Village Development Programme 2007 - 2015 evaluation and search for effective tools for supporting agricultural land use. The results of research conducted in 2017 based on the data of Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine and Accounting Chamber of Ukraine are presented. During the period of the State Program, about a half part of the projected amount of funds was allocated from the budget on agricultural market development. Consequently, ineffective state management and limited budget funding did not contribute to the efficient use of agricultural land by rural areas and the achievement of the expected results of the Village Development Program. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The current situation of the Ukrainian economy's agricultural sector and investment processes associated to its development, as well as the essential organizational measures aimed at assuring the long-term economic impact of the state economy's agrarian sector development, have been studied. The study is divided into three sections that provide the theoretical foundation of the concept of "investment"; analysis of the development of the agrarian sector of Ukraine, its role in the national economy with the determination of trends in the export potential of agricultural production; analysis of the capital investments volumes in the agricultural sector by their production directions and types of assets. Correlation and regression analysis has been applied in order to assess the influence of the actual amount of capital investment during 2010-2021 in the agrarian sector of the Ukrainian economy on the effectiveness of agricultural production, which is evaluated by the indicator of the gross added value amount of the agrarian sector. It has been established that the investment policy of Ukraine's agrarian sector is currently not an effective driver of the economic processes development in the agrarian industry. Due to this, the results of the activities of business entities are inefficient, which is caused, first of all, by the lack of financial and material resources, the disparity of prices and other organizational, economic and institutional factors. The importance of ensuring the competitiveness of agricultural production through the activation of investment support aimed at updating the organization of technological processes of production, the introduction of scientifically based norms of economic activity, and the systematization of the organizational and management system is highlighted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is devoted to issues of foreign investment in Ukraine, since the effective implementation of investment activity is important for the development of the Ukrainian economy at the present stage and increasing the competitiveness of enterprises, necessary for its integration into the European socio-economic space The development trends in foreign investment to agriculture have been analysed. Gradual deterioration of the prerequisites for the development of agricultural foreign investments has been found by studying the trends of foreign investment to agriculture on the basis of statistical analysis of the dynamics of indicators of the amount of attracted foreign direct investment, their share in gross value added, gross agricultural income, labour productivity in agricultural production, and others. The investment attractive factors contributing to the expansion of investment ties of Ukraine, namely, the presence of rich natural resources and production capacities are analyzed; developed infrastructure; relatively cheap and skilled labor; large capacious and almost competitive unlimited domestic market for most commodity items; scientific potential, etc. The threats of foreign investment for the host country are identified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article we have studied the issues of ensuring the socio-economic security of the rural population of Ukraine. It is determined that an important role in this process is played by the state policy on financing the development of rural infrastructure. At the same time, it is proved that the key role in ensuring the socio-economic development of the rural population belongs to the system of agricultural production, which provides the rural population with jobs and in case of its effective activity contributes to increasing incomes. It is determined that in the system of social and economic security, in particular, food security, which is based on the effective functioning of the agricultural sector, is becoming important. In the article we study the dynamics of food production in some European countries and the EU, as well as the main trends in the financing of agricultural development programs through targeted government programs in Ukraine. The method of integrated assessment of the state of socio-economic security of the rural population is applied. Based on it, it is determined that the integral value of this indicator in Ukraine is within critical limits, which requires a set of measures aimed at improving the socio-economic development of rural areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article proved that the application of the «AGMEMOD-Ukraine» model allowed conduct forecasting the development indicators of agricultural producers in the context of sustainable rural development, namely: yield, gross harvest and sown areas of major crops, changes in demographic indicators on the basic and optimistic forecast, the results of which allow competitive strategies, the implementation of which will increase the volume of sales, profits, market share, penetration into a new market segment, etc. It is considered that the use of the model «AGMEMOD-Ukraine», which covers the multicriteria measurement of functional components of agricultural producers, provides an opportunity to analyze and predict not only key competitive advantages but also secondary characteristics, which together have a significant impact on solving problems of strategic management of economic efficiency and competitiveness of agricultural enterprises in Ukraine. According to the results of the study, there were substantiated in the article the main strategic goals and priority areas for the development of agricultural producers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study substantiates that the issue of assessing the state of financial security of joint-stock companies in the agricultural sector became relevant with the growth of their number in the dynamics, as well as with the further development of the agricultural market in Ukraine. The article proves the need to identify and calculate the general indicator of the integrated state of financial security of JSC, which will allow us to identify trends in its change in general, compare the levels of different JSCs operating in the agriculture and identify relevant factors of their financial security. The study proves the feasibility of integrated assessment of the financial security of the JSC are confirmed by the fact that the basis of such a scientific and methodological approach creates conditions for reflecting the effectiveness of formation and use of financial resources in the financial and economic activities of agricultural JSCs in the most generalized form. identify the rank of efficiency of financial activity of the JSC, operating in the agricultural sector. In our opinion, this helps the JSC, operating in the agricultural sector to choose the most effective source of financing its financial and economic activities and helps to maximize the market value of the JSC itself by ensuring a sufficient level of its financial security. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The goal of the research is to substantiate scientific and institutional fundamentals of sustainable land management as an instrument to improve economic efficiency of agricultural land use. The research methodology is presented as a model of the system of measures, which should be performed while adapting to the sustainable development of agricultural land management being the instrument to improve ecological and economic efficiency of land resources use. The research progress included implementation of several stages: 1) analysis of the goals of sustainable development, adapted for Ukraine for the period of 2015-2030; 2) determination of the specificity of use of the region's land and resource potential; 3) assessment of the impact of agro-technical and natural-climatic factors on the value of yield by the dispersion analysis method;4) modeling of the current and expected levels of yield of grain and soil-exhausting crops in conditions of the studied territory. To supply automation of the dispersion analysis calculations, the researchers used the computer program "Regre". The described methodology was tested on the territory of Mykolaiv region. The research defined the impact of agro-technical and natural-climatic factors on the value of yield capacity of the main agricultural crops of the region and their distinction by applying the dispersion analysis method. The research results are used to make forecasts of the level of yield of grain crops and sunflower in the future (2025). The increased yields of the main crops will provide the possibility to reduce the area of agricultural plowing, as well as expand the area of lands used for nature protection. The economic balance for the security of sustainable land management of the examined region needs crucial improvements. First, it concerns revival of land-owners' careful attitude to land. Therefore, labour and financial efforts should be focused on active application of the tools of the mechanism of land resources reproduction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article aimed to study current issues of financing of Ukrainian dairy service cooperatives. In particular, the authors' purpose was to gain a better understanding of capital components of agricultural dairy cooperatives in Ukraine, their funding options, and to propose the policy recommendations for supporting cooperatives as prospective means for agricultural development in Ukraine. The study found that currently, the main financing sources for Ukrainian dairy service cooperatives are members' payments, grants, and rented assets as credits are almost inaccessible for smallholder farmers. The survey showed that members, managers, and presidents of studies cooperatives think that the basic issues for the financing of Ukrainian dairy cooperatives are expensive credit capital, lack of the liquidity of cooperatives' funds, and limited access to better education about cooperative finances for both members and administration groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is investigated the modern development factors of the agricultural sector of Ukraine. It is proposed a set of measures aimed at improving the profitability and competitiveness of the agricultural sector of Ukraine. In the paper it is analyzed the current state of agriculture in Ukraine. It is attempted the basic problem of domestic agricultural enterprises and developed solutions. It is proved that the market conditions for businesses of the agricultural sector of Ukraine's economy one of the main factors of production is to improve the use of available resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the article it is proved that the current situation in conducting agrarian reform in Ukraine is characterized by the formal completion of the restructuring of collective farms and the conclusion of the final stage of privatization of agricultural land. However, the main feature of this period is that the initiative in the development of reform has shifted from the state to agribusiness. So, if in the process of reform the state initiated the restructuring of collective agricultural enterprises, offered their organizational and legal forms, then in the pre-reform period, this initiative went to agribusiness, the manifestation of which was the emergence of agroholdings. Also the article analyses preventive measures during proceedings of land market in the countries of Europe, Argentine and the existing state of land relations in Ukraine. The study substantiates that in Ukraine emergence of agroholdings it is connected with imperfection and failures in functioning of economy, the lack of necessary institutional and legal conditions for conducting effective business inadequate the policy of the state, in particular lack of the full market of the farmland. In the article we have proved that consolidation of the agricultural land by agroholdings by replacement from the market of land lease of a certain number of the agrarian enterprises and farmers creates a certain negative social and economic situation in the village. It is proved that the introduction of the land market should not be an end in itself, but must obey the purpose of successful development of the agricultural sector on the basis of national SME based on organic farming and will revive the Ukrainian agriculture, to create appropriate social living conditions in rural areas to make the country prosperous. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The impact of the phases of the solar activity cycle on winter wheat production in different physiographic zones of Ukraine: Polesie, Forest-Steppe and Steppe have been researched. Particular attention is paid to indicators of yield that have a significant impact on the development of agricultural industries. A correlation dependence between the yield of winter wheat and the phases of the cycle of solar activity was established. With a proper research of these indicators, the sectoral structures of agro-ecosystems can predict for income or prevent the growth of zonal costs in social production. The optimal periods for obtaining high and stable yields of the studied culture connected with the physical factors of nature are determined. That is why a large role is played by the scientific understanding and practical use of each individual phase of the solar activity cycle in agroecosystems, which enables a business entity to obtain a reasonable dynamic system by their periodic changes. At the same time, and is a prerequisite for control at all stages of culture production. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A strategy is a long-term mark of enterprises’ activities that directs its efforts at obtaining higher results compared to its competitors. The article displays the results of conducted sociological investigation of application tendencies of different tools of strategic planning in practical activities of agricultural enterprises. This served as the basis of defining main problems of strategic planning management and the perspectives of its development. The authors improved the strategic planning management methodology on the basis of application balanced system of economic performances by taking into account the efficiency of the use of land, financial, labor and material and technical resources. The criterion scale of evaluating strategic planning ability of agricultural enterprises has been designed. The obtained investigation results serve as the basis for selection of strategic planning analysis tools and methods of strategy construction of agricultural enterprises development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

One has determined that the successful formation and development of the market of agricultural lands depends on a combination of various factors, taking into consideration the successful development of the agrarian sector of the economy as a whole. One has considered all external and internal factors affecting the development of the market of agricultural lands. One has systematized these factors into four large groups: environmental, economic, social and legal ones. Ecological factors include the composition and type of soil, the level of contamination and the land user’s environmental policy. Economic factors affect the price of land plot depending on its size and form, geographical location of the land plot, competition on the market and infrastructure development. The social group includes all factors that are in some ways connected with the social sphere. Legal factors are related to the relationship of the state, economic entities, and the population. One has revealed that the major component of the conceptual essence of the market is a market mechanism, which is a method of interaction between the seller and the buyer, based on demand, supply and price. One has substantiated that the long-term lease of agricultural lands will be the instrument of effective market development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is devoted to substantiation of the forecast scenarios of development of the internal consumer organic products market in Ukraine. The essence of organic agriculture as a complete system and management of agroecosystems, including the assessment of environmental threats and risks of environmental safety in the agricultural sector, and establishes the relationship between economic actors in the agricultural organic production. The current state and trends of the main indicators of organic agriculture development in Ukraine are analyzed. Taking into account probable economic changes and possible variants of the transformation of market conditions, we have grounded three basic adaptation scenarios for the development of domestic organic agriculture for the future: inertial, moderate and innovative. The prognostic model of indices of the internal consumer market of organic produce is suggested, which provides for their modeling based on multiple regression. The study of trends and the calculation of predictive values of independent variables of the model for the near future are based on the extrapolation method. Based on the model data of organic farming, a forecast of the internal consumer market in this area for the period up to 2022 has been made. The use of the proposed model will enable the formation of credible prospect balances of demand and supply on the organic market, depending on the factors of influence and scenarios of its development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]