AGRARIAN AND FOOD PRODUCTION OF UKRAINE AS A SOCIO-ECONOMIC SYSTEM: RESOURCES, STRUCTURAL CONTRADICTIONS AND DIRECTIONS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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Introduction. Agrarian and food production plays a crucial role in the national economy of Ukraine, forming the basis of food security, employment, and sustainable development of rural areas. In the context of socio-economic transformations, institutional changes, and growing environmental challenges, the functioning of the agrarian sector requires a comprehensive understanding of its structural features, resource potential, and internal contradictions. Therefore, the study of agrarian and food production as an integrated socio-economic system becomes particularly relevant.
Purpose. The purpose of the article is to provide a theoretical and methodological substantiation of agrarian and food production in Ukraine as a holistic socio-economic system, to identify the features of its resource potential and structural organization, and to determine key directions for ensuring its effective and sustainable development under modern socio-economic conditions.
Methods. The research is based on a combination of general scientific and special economic methods. The methods of analysis and synthesis were used to study the theoretical foundations of agrarian and food production. The system approach made it possible to consider agrarian and food production as an integrated socio-economic system. Comparative and structural analysis were applied to identify internal contradictions, resource imbalances, and functional relationships between production, processing, and marketing stages.
Results. The study substantiates the role of agrarian and food production as a multi-level socio-economic system integrating agricultural production, processing industries, storage, and marketing activities. Key structural contradictions of the system are identified, including imbalances between resource potential and its effective use, production volumes and consumer demand, and the development of primary production versus processing capacities. The research also highlights the negative consequences of monoculture farming practices, which contribute to soil degradation, ecological risks, and the weakening of balanced development between crop and livestock production. The importance of strengthening the value chain “raw materials – processing – marketing” for increasing value added and improving economic efficiency is emphasized.
Originality. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the comprehensive conceptualization of agrarian and food production as an integrated socio-economic system that combines social, organizational, economic, and technological dimensions, as well as in identifying systemic contradictions that hinder its sustainable development.
Conclusion. It is concluded that sustainable development of agrarian and food production requires strengthening integration between agricultural, processing, and trade sectors, increasing the role of value-added processing, restoring balanced agricultural structures, and implementing environmentally oriented technological solutions adapted to regional natural and economic conditions.
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