DETERMINANTS OF INCREASING INNOVATIVENESS OF UKRAINIAN AGRICULTURE
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Introduction. The article identifies key determinants of increasing innovativeness of Ukrainian agriculture in the context of modern socio-economic and military challenges. The restraining factors of innovative development are analyzed, among which institutional restrictions, insufficient level of investment, technological differentiation of farms and the consequences of military operations are highlighted. The need for the formation of a comprehensive mechanism for stimulating innovation, combining economic, organizational and institutional instruments, is proven. Directions for increasing innovativeness of Ukrainian agriculture are proposed, which include the activation of digitalization, the development of the AgroTech sector, the improvement of state policy to support innovation and the strengthening of interaction between science and production. The main determinants of innovative development of Ukrainian agriculture are systematized, in particular economic, organizational and managerial, institutional, technical and environmental, as well as socio-behavioral factors.
Keywords: innovation, agriculture, agricultural sector, digitalization, innovative development, determinants, innovative transformation.
The purpose of the article is to summarize the determinants of increasing the innovativeness of Ukrainian agriculture.
Results. The study systematizes the key determinants of innovation development in Ukraine’s agricultural sector, including economic, organizational and managerial, institutional, technical and environmental, as well as socio-behavioral factors. It is substantiated that the level of innovation in agriculture is primarily driven by investment capacity, quality of management decisions, institutional stability, technological modernization, and the readiness of human capital to adopt new technologies. It is determined that the interaction of these groups of factors forms an integrated system of innovation development, where economic conditions provide resource support, organizational and institutional mechanisms ensure implementation efficiency, while technical, environmental, and behavioral aspects determine the adaptability and sustainability of innovative changes. This allows for a more holistic understanding of the interdependencies between resource provision, governance quality, technological transformation, and human behavioral factors. Additionally, the study highlights the synergistic interaction of these determinants in shaping the resilience and innovation capacity of the agricultural sector under conditions of economic uncertainty and external shocks.
Conclusion. Ukrainian agriculture under martial law is demonstrating a transformation from an extensive growth model to a model of adaptive and innovation-oriented development. Despite significant losses, the sector retains high export capacity and plays a key role in ensuring macroeconomic stability, which confirms its strategic importance and high level of resilience. Strategic directions for innovative development of Ukrainian agriculture are based on the synergy of technological, economic and institutional changes. Their implementation will ensure increased resource efficiency, increased productivity, increased competitiveness of the agricultural sector and strengthening food security both at the national and global levels.
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