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The purpose of this article is to evaluate the quality of research management of students in agricultural universities of Ukraine using benchmarking. The external evaluation of agricultural higher education institutions (HEIs) of Ukraine was conducted on the basis of the data of the State Scientific Institution "Institute of education content modernization" and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine regarding the results of the All-Ukrainian competition of student scientific papers in the fields of knowledge and specialties in 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 academic years. The leaders according to the results of participation in the II round of the competition in the analyzed period were 9 HEIs: Mykolaiv National Agrarian University (NAU), National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv Petro Vasylenko National Technical University of Agriculture, Lviv NAU, Sumy NAU, Vinnytsia NAU, Poltava State Agrarian Academy, Kharkiv NAU named after V. V. Dokuchayev, Polissia National University. They annually had more than 10 winners of the competition of various degrees. Other agricultural HEIs of Ukraine should focus on their indicators in order to improve the quality of research management of students. The obtained results enable agricultural universities not only to determine the leaders based on the number of works awarded with I, II or III degree diplomas in the All-Ukrainian competition, but also to evaluate, compared to them, their strengths and weaknesses; to get new ideas for research management of students; to plan further scientific activities taking into account the indicators of HEIs-leaders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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]

Romania is an important agricultural producer in the Black Sea basin, which benefits from pedoclimatic conditions favourable for the cultivation of oil plants. In this context, the paper aims to identify the position occupied by Romania in the global trade of rapeseed and sunflower seeds, for the period 2018-2022. To this end, quantitative and value imports and exports were analysed for these product categories, based on the statistical data available on specialized websites such as ITC. The results of the study show that Romania was the most important exporter worldwide, both in terms of value and quantity, of sunflower seeds in the period 2018-2021. In 2022, it lost the 1st place to Ukraine. Rapeseed ranked 5th in terms of exported quantity and 6th in terms of export values, among the world's top exporters. Also, Romania registered an increasing trend in the imports of sunflower and rapeseed for the studied period, especially in 2022. Imports of sunflower seeds placed Romania on the 4th place, and those of rapeseed on the 11th place in terms of quantity and respectively 12th for value. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Moldova faces substantial agri-food security challenges, including the availability, accessibility, and affordability of safe, nutritious food for its population. With high poverty rates and a large rural population relying on agriculture, Moldova's agricultural sector has small landholdings, low productivity, and insufficient investment in modern technologies. Climate change and extreme weather events have led to declines in agricultural production and increased dependence on imports for food needs. The recent COVID-19 pandemic and regional conflict in Ukraine have exacerbated food insecurity, causing rising food prices and reduced availability. This paper uses a SWOT framework to analyze Moldova's agri-food security, identifying areas for improvement and potential strategies for enhancing resilience and sustainability. Findings emphasize the importance of integrated, multi-sectoral approaches, promoting sustainable agricultural practices, investing in modern technologies, and fostering collaboration among the government, international organizations, and stakeholders. By addressing these challenges and leveraging opportunities, Moldova can improve the long-term resilience and competitiveness of its agri-food sector while ensuring food security for its population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper aimed to study the effectiveness of corn cultivation under different irrigation methods on the experimental field of the Askanian State Agricultural Research Station, which is located in the semi-arid, steppe, arid climate zone of the Southern Steppe of Ukraine, in the Kakhovsky irrigated massif. The investigation pointed out the effectiveness and provided an economic assessment of the use of different irrigation methods in corn cultivation. Two methods of irrigation (sprinkling and subsoil drip irrigation) were studied, with the maintenance of the humidity of the soil layer 0-50 cm at the level of 80% LMC and corn hybrids of different maturity groups. Under subsoil drip irrigation, the irrigation rate was lower on average by 24% than when sprinkled, on the other hand, the yield was higher on average by 40.9%, which significantly affected the cost price of the obtained corn grain. Subsoil drip irrigation yielded a net profit of 62% higher than sprinkler irrigation. and the profitability accordingly increased by 78.8%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to provide evaluation of environmental awareness of students of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (NULES of Ukraine) taking into account challenges that appear due to the war. The problem of the research is reduced to answers to the following questions: (1) What sources of information do students use in order to be aware of environmental problems? (2) Do the war in Ukraine influenced on the youth awareness increase about the environment problems? (3) What priority measures should be implemented to solve environmental problems in wartime conditions? To realize purposes in the article, sample observation within students of Economic faculty was done. Results showed that 94.1% of respondents are worried about environmental problems. At the same time main sources of information about environment issues were social networks (44.1%); internet sources (41.2%); television (11.8%) and press (2.9%). Besides, 20.6% of students assumed that information about environment is easily accessible, 52.9% accessible, and 26.5% difficult accessible. Most of the respondents considered that the environment theme is not popular enough in the mass media (79.4%). Russia invasion has provoked sharpening environmental problems, where results of the survey showed that 88.2% of respondent's deep environmental awareness. In addition, 44.1% of surveyed students worry about the environmental consequences of the war. To find answer to the question about measures that should be implemented to solve environmental problems in present conditions, the SWOT analysis was done, where in the opportunity square are indicated main points, which should be realize: the rules of conduct and norms of responsibility for environmental offenses should be improved at the state level; the creation of appropriate infrastructure for the population to fulfil its environmental responsibilities; highlight environmental issues in the mass media and social networks; growth the role of non-governmental nature protection organizations and universities in raising the public's awareness of environmental problems; development, adoption and implementation of the national program of environmental education in educational institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To assess the effectiveness of the management of land resources for agricultural enterprises suggested factors affecting the market for agricultural products, which integrates a system of environmental, economic and social indicators in this area. The paper highlights main theoretical aspects of the land resource management of the agricultural enterprises. The essence of land resource management is shown based on the definition of the objects of management, which are land resources of agricultural enterprises, subjects of management, which are landowners and employees of such agricultural enterprises, and objective of management, which is providing and maintaining the efficiency of land resources usage as a key factor of agricultural production. The land market and its structure are presented in detail. Described prospects management of land resources of agricultural enterprises. A complete analysis of mortgage lending secured by agricultural lands has been carried out. A decrease in the number of agricultural enterprises, which is mostly connected with imperfections of land governance, formed in the state, has been identified. Relationships between strengths and weaknesses of agricultural enterprises, opportunities, and threats of efficient land use have been identified. Scenarios of economic development have been considered, which should be taken into account while developing a strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper studied the impact of the level of production intensity on productivity and profitability of crop production in agricultural enterprises of the regions of Ukraine. In order to answer the question of how to increase crop yields and financial returns of lands in the face of climate change, we built graphic-analytical models of dependence of the yield (productivity) of basic agricultural crops from the size of operating (production) expenses per 1 ha of harvested area in agricultural enterprises of the Ukrainian regions. The results of the analysis showed that the real increase in the yield of analyzed crops is directly related to an increase in the level of intensity, expressed by the value of expenses per 1 ha of harvested area. The paper employed the correlation and regression analysis for quantifying tightness and mathematical description of the relationship, in particular, the dependence of the yield of winter wheat grain, corn for grain, sunflower, soy, rape and potatoes from the size of production expenses per 1 ha harvested area. The predicted optimal level of intensity was determined, taking into account the action of the economic law of diminishing returns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article describes the current state, retrospective, and perspective of the development of the export potential of the agricultural sector of the Ukrainian economy. The share of agricultural exports in the structure of the total export of goods from Ukraine was analyzed. The geographical structure of the export of goods from Ukraine, in particular the agro-industrial complex, was studied. Special attention was paid to the issue of the change in the structure of the export of goods in 2022. The structure of the export of products from Ukraine, in particular agricultural products, was studied in terms of partner countries. Special attention was focused on considering changes in the structure of exports in 2022 in Ukraine. In 2022, the logistics of exporting agricultural products became significantly more complicated. Neighbouring European countries felt a significant burden during the restructuring of the logistics channels for the export of Ukrainian agricultural products before the opening of the «grain corridor». Customs crossings, railway infrastructure and the infrastructure of sea and river ports of the European Union countries were fully involved. In the article, we substantiated that in order to unblock the export of agricultural products from Ukraine through the domestic Black Sea seaports, the significant burden of building export logistics flows was taken on by European neighboring countries, which fully utilized all their logistics infrastructure. In 2022, there was a reduction in the export of agricultural products, and in 2023, its further decline is predicted. Using the example of grain crops, polynomial approximation was used to forecast their gross harvest, as well as calculate domestic consumption and export potential in 2023. The study indicates that in 2023, export revenue from the sale of grain crops should be expected to be more than twice as much as in 2021. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of the paper is the analysis of the main trends in organic agriculture, based on the research of the world markets of organic agricultural products and specificities of the organic raspberry cultivation in Ukraine. Definitely Ukraine has credible prospects for gaining leading positions on global market of the organic production. In the paper there were determined the main risks in doing business, which is related to the organic raspberry cultivation, and which could be classified into three main groups: natural and climate risks;manufacturing risks and market risks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is to justify the strategic priorities of financial provisions for sustainable soil management in agriculture of Ukraine. In conditions of limited financial resources, there is a need to identify the top priorities of sustainable soil management. The study found that the most important priority of financial support for sustainable soil management is to suspend the decrease of the content of humus and achieve its deficit-free balance (global priority - 0.556); the second position is occupied by the protection of soils from erosion (priority - 0.274); third place - enrichment of soils with nutrients substances (priority - 0.101); fourth place - amelioration of acid and solonets soils (priority - 0.069). In the context of identification of priorities of financial support for practical implementation of the proposed conception of sustainable soil management this paper also addresses the empirical expert evaluation of the relative importance (significance) of the principles of sustainable soil management, as well as the level of adherence (compliance) of these principles in agricultural enterprises of Ukraine. The obtained results demonstrate the state of compliance with the principles of sustainable soil management in agricultural enterprises, the availability of opportunities and reserves for improving the situation for their implementation, and as well due to which this should be carried out. Thus, 77.8 % of the principles were implemented at a low level, the rest (22.2 %) - at a very low level, so there are significant reserves to improve the situation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article evaluates the dynamics of the main indicators of economic activity of the rural population of Volyn region, formed and highlighted trends in their development in the region and compared with neighboring regions within the Polissya economic zone of Ukraine. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the intensive reduction of employment of the rural population in traditional sectors of economic activity, which leads to an increase, on the one hand, rural unemployment, and on the other -- to an increase in employment in personal peasant farms. The study substantiated that employment in the personal economy turned out to be more profitable for the rural population -- the income per unit of labour there is now about twice as high with twice as low labour productivity. The explanation for this is the shadow nature of production in peasant farms and the imbalance of the economic mechanism in enterprises. It is substantiated that, taking into account the number of employed persons who produced products for personal consumption in private farms, programs inefficient use not only of their labour resources, but also reduces the average industry efficiency of labour resources of the agricultural sector as a whole. Among other features of the rural labour market of Volyn region, which limits its development, we can point to the non-compact distribution of the rural population in the territory. Peculiarities of the settlement network in Volyn region are that the dominant segment of rural employment is agricultural enterprises. It was found that in the current conditions it is advisable to develop and implement a set of measures to improve demographic processes, optimize employment and improve the living standards of the rural population, which requires effective cooperation between government and research institutions, relevant authorities and interested private entities. It is proved that in the rapidly changing conditions of modern times the optimization of territorial mobility of the working population between types of employment, areas of employment, insufficient and surplus areas, adaptation of statistical information base to the specifics of rural employment to rationalize economic activity and prevent negative phenomena continue to be extremely important and acute issues in Ukraine. [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 purpose of the article is to establish long-term dynamics and ways to increase the yield and quality of grain products in the conditions of unstable moistening in Ukraine based on the use of modern cost-effective and ecologically safe technologies, which include: scientifically based crop rotations with the effective use of highly productive and competitive varieties and hybrids of grain and leguminous crops, optimal combination of mineral and organic fertilizers with the use of by-products of the predecessors - straw of winter wheat, spring barley and peas, as well as stalks of corn. It was found that during 2016-2022, when applying the organo-mineral fertilization system, there was a rapid increase in yield compared to the control option without fertilizer application: winter wheat and corn for grain - by 17%, peas - by 30%, spring barley - by 32%; increase of all productivity indicators of short crop rotation - by 20-24%. When using an organic fertilization system, an increase in quality indicators is noted: in the grain of winter wheat and peas - protein, in the grain of corn and spring barley -digestible protein and starch. It was determined that the cultivation of highly productive and competitive corn for grain and winter wheat in a short crop rotation, as well as the reduction of costs when applying an organic fertilization system with the introduction of by-products of the predecessors, ensured the highest conditionally net profit - 12.8 thousand UAH/ha, as well as a high level of profitability - 121%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this article is to analyze the dynamics of financial indicators of export-import of travel-related services between Ukraine and the EU, to identify their favorable trends in the short term. Data from the State Statistics Service of Ukraine for 2014-2021 on the annual volumes of foreign trade in services of Ukraine with the countries of the world, dynamics of foreign trade in services by types were used for the analysis. To identify favorable trends in indicators, a probabilistic forecasting method is used, the basis of which is the use of the Poisson distribution law. The obtained results indicate that the largest recipients of Ukrainian tourist services in the analyzed period were the following EU countries: Cyprus, France, Germany, Italy, Poland (more than 1 million US dollars annually). At the same time, tourism services worth more than 10 million US dollars were imported to Ukraine annually from Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Malta (except for the indicator from Greece for 2020). Bulgaria, Cyprus and Finland have the highest probability of a favorable trend (>0.65) for 1 year for the financial indicators of the export of tourist services from Ukraine; Lithuania, Portugal, and Romania - for indicators of import of tourist services to Ukraine. It will be possible to compare the obtained results with the actual data in May-June 2023, when the State Statistics Service of Ukraine will publish statistical information for 2022. However, a war on the territory of Ukraine may prevent the predictions from coming true. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the article we have substantiated and conducted statistically assess the impact of the final results of economic activity on the current socio-demographic situation of rural areas in Ukraine. Based on the results of determining the influence of conditioned factors on the level of labour migration of the rural population in Ukraine, we have developed a regression equation. Also, based on the results of the study, we built two cartograms, comparison of which provides an opportunity to assess the dynamics of the formation of the total fertility rate in rural areas (per 1 woman) for 2016 - 2020. We built a cartogram that visualizes the results of grouping regions of Ukraine by natural increase, decrease population in rural areas of Ukraine. The results of our study provide an opportunity to confirm that in the context of Ukraine's official accession to the European Union and the serious challenges of today, the Ukrainian state should perform the functions of regulating the most important spheres of society in general and rural areas in particular. The task of increasing the employment of the rural population should be raised to the level of state priorities, which would provide an opportunity to create new jobs for the rural population in industries that can provide the maximum competitive effect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The socio-economic aspects of rural development in the context of decentralization of management, features of the organization of rural areas and the formation of potential for development is considered in the article. The necessity of intensifying activities in the direction of decentralization of power and introduction of modern principles of economic reform of rural areas is substantiated. The process of greening of agricultural production has been confirmed. The structure of production of the main types of agricultural products by agricultural enterprises and their profitability are considered. A quadratic trend model of the dynamics of the volume of profits of business entities in rural areas has been developed. Sufficient attention is paid to the formation and justification of scientific solutions aimed at building a new, more effective model of rural development management in Ukraine. Risks and threats to the development of entrepreneurship in rural areas have been identified and the probability of influencing the level of socio-economic development of rural areas has been substantiated. It is important to note that in order to increase the effectiveness of business policy, it is necessary to determine the main criteria that will shape the development of rural areas on the basis of the formed forecast indicators and determined factors influencing them. A number of important positions that influence directly or indirectly on the implementation of innovative projects of development of rural areas have been proved, in particular, the greatest weight have their own resources, which can be used in communities. On the basis of the conducted researches the whole model of innovation development is proposed, which includes all spheres that influence the development of entrepreneurship in rural areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to provide analysis of the main features of regional production of sunflower seeds in Ukraine. To realize aims in the article, the importance of agriculture was pointed and evaluation of sunflower seeds productions in accordance with natural and climatic zones were done. Results showed that areas under sunflower have increased significant and in 2021 there was observed the share of 52% of the harvest collected by agricultural enterprises in the Steppe zone, 39% in the Forest-steppe zone, and 9% in the Polissya zone. Grouping enterprises under the area size of sunflower growing confirmed the fact that the bigger arable land of sunflower has the enterprise, the more productive will be sunflower production, in particular, enterprises that have arable land under sunflower more than 2000 ha get yield more than 24 centners per hectare. These enterprises have possibilities to use new technologies to achieve the desired effect during production. The area and introduced pesticides factors was taken into account in regression analysis due to the importance of both them in increasing sunflower seeds production. Results showed close dependence between mentioned factors. In the article discussed a few aspects regarding the sunflower seeds market in Ukraine under the condition of the hostilities in the region. There are evaluated experts opinions regarding production capacities, processing, export and prices on the domestic and world market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper studied leasing algorithm of compulsory consolidation of agricultural land in Ukraine. The analysis revealed that fragmentation of land use is one of the main destabilizing factors which deteriorate the compactness of land massifs of the enterprise and cause growing production costs in the process of commercial activity. This situation leads to strip farming, and the non-use of such lands prevents rational management of the land plots being in the use of one person. The data regarding the normative monetary valuation of agricultural land plots outside the settlement was received through electronic services by the State Service of Ukraine for Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre. The results reveal the algorithm of exchanging land plots as the main instrument of land consolidation in Ukraine. Development of the approaches to exchange of land plots along with redistribution of them enables immediate arrangement of land plots by making agreements. It facilitates simple consolidation of lands and creates conditions to solve the problems of land fragmentation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper analyses the effects of cross-border cooperation. We have in view the cross-border cooperation between Romania, Rep. of Moldova and Ukraine. Some of the results of this cooperation are the present Euro-regions created between all three countries. We identified the main determinants of development, as well as the main barriers that influenced socio-economic development. The SWOT analysis performed shows the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for these countries. There were used data from national institutes of statistics, divided into several categories like population and labour force, social and cultural dimensions, agriculture and forestry, other economic activities, transport and technical infrastructure, also there were used results from different publications in this field, including the previous research of the authors. The results show that, at present, there are many differences in the investigated Euro-regions caused by the different national policies applied or the institutional strategies implemented. Each country and each Euro-region has its own opportunities and constraints, also common objectives and they can be the basis for future common inter-state projects or governmental, regional or local economic scenarios. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines the prospects of Ukraine on the world grain market and ways to increase the efficiency of maize cultivation using environmentally safe technologies in the conditions of the negative impact of climate change and other stress factors. The methodological approach takes into account the peculiarities of agrarian production based on the use of data of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, United States Department of Agriculture, United Nations, Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine and State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The dynamics of world production and export of maize grain, sown areas, production and yield of maize in Ukraine are demonstrated, which directly focuses attention on the competitiveness of Ukrainian maize on the world grain market. These arguments are confirmed by analytical results, which show that in 2022, among the world leaders of maize grain producers, Ukraine took fifth place, and among exporters - fourth. In order to mitigate the impact of climate change and other stress factors on the effective production and export of Ukrainian maize, adaptation measures are proposed, which consist in the application of modern technologies, which include: optimization of the structure of sown areas and scientifically based crop rotations with the effective use of competitive varieties and hybrids of agricultural crops, the introduction of organic and mineral fertilizers and plant protection products, the use of soil protective tillage, sideration and mulching, irrigation systems, and also the productive use of plant residues with the application of modern biodestructors. Their comprehensive implementation will contribute to the development of maize yield, grain quality, preservation of biodiversity and the solution of the grain-food problem in the world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to provide analysis of current state and perspectives of the economic efficiency of sunflower seed production in Ukraine. There are investigated economic efficiency indicators of sunflower production in contemporary conditions; price analysis; main factors of further development of sunflower growing. According to the research results, the world market of sunflower seed and products of its processing (i.e. oil and meal) is developing rapidly. Ukraine occupies a significant place in this market segment. Our research has shown the close integration of the Ukrainian sunflower, oil and meal markets with world markets. The supply of sunflower seed depends primarily on production volumes and demand is determined by the consumption level of Ukrainian processing enterprises. Production cost influence significantly on the economic efficiency of sunflower seed. In this framework we analyzed one of production cost component - crude oil prices that in turn reflect on sunflower seed prices. Co-integration results showed that in the long-run Ukrainian sunflower seed could follow crude oil prices in common path. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper studied the opportunities and barriers on the way of introducing of innovations and innovative projects in the area of land use in agricultural enterprises in the context of agribusiness 4.0 in Ukraine. For ease of analysis and political and managerial decision making, all of identified barriers were conventionally grouped into five groups (ranked in order of importance based on average expert estimates): (i) insufficient financing of innovation activity (average assessment - 3.502); (ii) lack of competence of the subjects of innovation activity (3.412); (iii) imperfection of innovative management (3.400); (iv) imperfection of the normative-legal base of innovation activity (3.261); (v) lack of effective innovation infrastructure (3.256). In general, among the 31 analyzed barriers, the TOP-5 most important, according to experts, include the following: lack of established contacts of scientists in the business environment (average assessment - 4.100); insufficient stimulation of subjects of innovative activity, in particular, authors of developments (3.900); low level of scientific and technical base of scientific organizations (3.850); the vast majority of researchers have not realized the importance of commercialization and are not able to commercialize the results of their research (3.850); there is no state support of innovation business (3.737). Obviously, overcoming these barriers forms key opportunities for introducing innovations in Ukrainian agricultural enterprises. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper studied the economic assessment of soil carbon sequestration and financial support for development of low-carbon land use in Ukrainian agriculture in the context of climate change. Results of evaluation show that Ukraine plays a strategic role in the soil carbon sequestration in Europe. Ukrainian soils contribution is equal to one third of SOC sequestered in agricultural soils of the European Union. Economic assessment of stocks of SOC in Ukrainian soils indicates that its value is in the range from 14.4 thousand USD/ha (Gray forest soils) to 103.7 thousand USD/ha (Chernozem-meadow soils). The results of analysis revealed that for agricultural production and the formation of the economic fertility of soils in Ukraine, the effects of climate change on warming will be both positive and negative. Taking into account the international experience of adaptation of land use processes to climate change, the basis of strategy of adaptation of agriculture in the enterprises of Ukraine to warming is proposed to put the concept of low carbon land use. As a result of the study it was determined the macroeconomic assessment of the need of financial resource for development potential of low carbon land use in Ukraine for the period until 2030. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

During the research, it has been highlighted that there are no two countries in the world where the legal regulation of land relations would be identical, and the following four typical models of platform interactions have been established: closed market model, open market model, with some minor restrictions for agricultural and natural real estate (lands); closed for foreigners; open with restrictions. It has been substantiated that there is a stereotype in Ukraine as regards the efficiency of large-scale agriculture, and has been highlighted that most European countries prefer family farms, by ownership, and try to maintain small/medium-sized farm size, rather than increase the influence of monopolistic companies with large-size land use. Also, the paper highlights the factor of land consumption, in the process of which it has been found that in European countries this indicator is much better as compared to that in Ukraine. The authors’ correlation analysis revealed a close relationship between these factors and the average value of agricultural lands. SWOT analysis tools have been applied to study the institutionalization of the land market. In addition, the authors have analyzed the average value of land plots of the owners of land shares(units) after the lifting of the moratorium on the turnover of agricultural lands, which allowed to state a significant regional difference in the value of these lands. Where twelve regions of Ukraine have a lower market value of land plots compared to the lowest limit of normative monetary valuation of arable lands. Using the diagram, the authors have shown the lack of mutual coordination between the indicators of the normative monetary valuation of arable lands and the average value of sold land plots of the owners of land shares (units). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines the essence, peculiarities and factors of forming differential land rent and differential rental income, as well as the methodological aspects of their determination on individual soils by economic indicators of growing small-grain crops (without corn) in the current economic conditions of agricultural production in Ukraine. These economic categories are allotted important role of land relations regulation and the effectiveness of agricultural land use assessment. Differential land rent and differential income it is necessary to install market value of agricultural land. The possibility is shown of using the standards of small-grain crops, production costs for their cultivation and the stock-exchange price of grain sales for a specific year as input data in determining the earning yield of arable land. Identified are the parameters and patterns of the formation of differential land rent (I and II) and differential rental income (I and II) for soils of different genetic nature according to yield standards and production costs for growing grain and leguminous crops in case of natural and potential fertility. The paper presents methodological aspects of distinguishing forms of differential land rent (I and II) obtained during the cultivation of crops with applying fertilizers in accordance with current standards. Differential rent income II under the studied conditions is formed only on soils with higher fertility, and differential rent II — on the least fertile soils. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper studied the trends and opportunities of financial support for the formation of sustainable competitiveness of land use of agricultural enterprises in Ukraine. The results of analysis indicate a significant increase in the nominal volume of financial resources of agricultural enterprises of Ukraine during 2010-2018 (6.2 times), however, the structural ratio between the components of financial resources remained almost unchanged. The increase of all financial resources was carried out mainly in the conditions (and, consequently, due to) of inflationary-devaluation processes, and not a real increase in resources. Thus, the sum of financial resources of agricultural enterprises in US dollar terms increased only 1.82 times, and taking into account the inflation index - only 2.15 times during the analyzed period. A similar situation is also characteristic for the sources of formation of financial resources. It can be predicted further increase the amount of the net profit as the main source of own financial resources. The correlation analysis confirmed the hypothesis that the dynamics of profit is more connected to the variation of the exchange rate and the inflation rate than to the internal factors of the efficiency of agricultural enterprises. in the system of financial support for the formation of sustainable competitiveness of land use, the financial leasing, agricultural insurance and stock market has a significant (untapped) potential. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines the influence of intensification of agricultural activities on soil quality, the dependence of humus content in soils on the dynamics of the technically available energy potential of crops grown in Ukraine in the regional context, as well as amount of organic fertilizers that can obtain from farm animal. A decrease in the humus content in the soils of Ukraine was established according to the obtained results. It is primarily due to increasing cultivation of soil-depleting crops and reducing the number of farm animals, waste products of which can use to restore land fertility. This situation leads to a loss of natural fertility of agricultural land and a decrease in their monetary value. It will require significant financial costs to further restore the quality characteristics of Ukraine's soils. The paper used a wide range of methods of statistical analysis, grouped administrative regions into clusters according to the study. Research data reveal a high correlation coefficient of the studied indicators within individual territories. The research results are expected to be used to plan the necessary measures to increase the environmental and economic efficiency of the agricultural land use system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper studied the assessment of potato growing potential on organizational and economic bases in Ukraine. The materials presented according to specificity of production rates and conditions from 1940 to 2018. On the basis of the gross potato production indicator in Ukraine for 78 years (from 1940 till the current state), indicators and tendencies of potato growing development are determined. From the standpoint of potential vectors of zonal specialization (ZSP) and standardized raw materials sources (RMS) such realization was investigated. The survey has found, that the main principles of end-to-end coordination in potato growing industry of Ukraine depend on agricultural enterprises and farms input in the short and medium term and on households in the long term perspectives. The data showed that the technologies involved in potato growing still need systemic improvement and development towards convergent ones with the level of realization of the genetic potential of productivity for more than 70%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The goal of the paper was the analysis of marketing strategies for rural territories development in Ukraine in the context of the decentralization reform that started in 2014. A theoretical and methodological approach was made based on general scientific methods of cognition in relation to the problems of rural development (empirical, analytical, comparative and descriptive methods) as well as a systemic and structuralfunctional analysis in connection with the legislation in force regarding the new administrative-territorial structure of Ukraine, which was formed as a result of the decentralization reform. The success of decentralization practices is manifested, in particular, in the fact that a strong regional identity is being formed, which is able to strengthen the national identity. In the formation of marketing strategies for the development of rural areas, the concept of territory branding is important, as the territory brand contributes to a significant strengthening of regional identity. Under the condition of effective branding of rural areas, some areas may become more interesting in terms of investment attraction, various business projects development, tourist infrastructure formation and so on. In addition, territorial branding often leads to an increase in self-esteem of the population of certain rural areas, which contributes to the reduction of conflict potential at the local level. The initiators of the formation of marketing strategies for rural development should be local authorities. It is stated that successful branding of territories is able to act as a determinant of effective economic development of rural areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The current state of economic development in Ukraine is characterized by the escalation of crisis processes that affected all spheres of public life. This is especially critical in rural areas. Modern approaches to crisis management in rural areas under conditions of decentralization are proposed by authors. The main concepts of the topic are considered and the authors’ definition of the concept of "crisis public-private partnership in rural areas" is proposed. Crisis public-private partnership in rural areas is interpreted as a form of crisis cooperation between state, social and private sectors, based on the recognition that all parties benefit from the pooling of resources, innovations and managerial decisions for the purpose of realization of crisis principles and socio-economic development of rural areas. The basis of this is the application of the risk factor, which characterizes the ratio of the probabilistic value of the maximum possible loss to the normative value of the socio-ecological-economical component of rural areas. The purpose of the paper is to argue the necessity of decentralization of rural areas and to introduce proposals on its practical implementation. The research on decentralization of rural areas and its practical implementation is recommended to conduct by three stages. The anti-crisis approach to rural area management in decentralization conditions, which is based on the fundamentals of the public-private partnership is proposed. It is suggested to make calculation of the decentralization ratio, which will determine the category of the crisis level for the rural area in decentralization conditions and will supply adequate suggestions for its development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is noted that leasing is a special form of reproduction of fixed assets, which is a kind of entrepreneurial activity. This is one of the most attractive and promising forms of investment that can significantly revive the process of updating the material and technical base of agricultural producers and the entry of the Ukrainian economy into the structure of the world market. The basis of the lease is long-term lease of the property, namely its transfer for temporary use on terms of payment, urgency or redemption. It is proved that in recent years, there has been an increase in the financial leasing market in Ukraine. The decisive contribution to the positive trend is made by companies, members of the professional association of lessors, because today they show the highest dynamics of development. It is proved that leasing is characterized by certain advantages over bank lending, namely: the possibility of quick acquisition of the property and the beginning of its operation without significant one-time investments; release of considerable funds for the solution of priority tasks; after the expiration of the contract there is an opportunity to purchase the property for the residual book value or contract price or to continue leasing for a new term. In our article it is substantiated that the number of leasing operations in Ukraine remains several times lower than the similar indicators of the western countries. For more active development of the leasing services market and, as a result, successful leasing development in Ukraine, it is advisable to carry out a set of measures proposed in the presented study, the main of which, in our opinion, is the support of agricultural producers by the state, which should be based on the development of a better budgetary allocation mechanism. subject to the adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of bills initiated by the Association of Lessors of Ukraine, which will help to increase the demand of agricultural commodities Aviation producers to leasing companies, filling the market of agro-leasing services with private capital, and thus improving the investment environment in the agricultural sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper investigates the interdependence and interrelation of the value of monetary and non-monetary expenditure incurred for the maintenance of private peasant farms functioning, with other socio-economic factors and differentiation of rural population food consumption in the regional context, namely on the case of the Volyn region of Ukraine. Based on the results of our study, it was found that households in which incapacitated persons predominate directly to provide much more financial, labor and other resources for the functioning of their own peasant households, that is, in such households, the activity on their own peasant households is dominant, the main one. The results of the study give grounds to claim that the peasant farms in Ukraine lose their previously dominant function - self-procuring of foodstuffs for personal consumption, transforming, gradually acquiring a new qualitative value, which in the case of successful economic decisions to further develop this organizational and legal form of management effectively adapt it to new economic conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Research was conducted in the aspect of preservation the gene pool of aboriginal Lebedyn cattle in the Sumy region of Ukraine, which belongs to the brown breeds of the world. Cows of the Lebedyn breed are characterized by good indicators of milk productivity. Milk yield for 305 days of the first, third and highest lactation, respectively, amounted to 4,446, 5,281 and 5,292 kg of milk with a fat content of 3.82-3.87% and protein of 3.33-3.35%. The presence of lactose in the milk of Lebedyn cows ranged from 4.68-4.73%, and dry matter - 12.61-12.72%. A negative correlation was established between the amount of milk and the content of fat (r=-0.014...-0.367) and protein (r=-0.051...-0.212) depending on the estimated lactation. A fairly close and reliable positive correlation between protein and fat content was established (r=0.326...0.651), which allows effective indirect selection between these traits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ukraine and Romania are neighboring countries, which facilitates their foreign economic cooperation. The article provides a detailed analysis of the financial aspects of trade in agricultural products of Ukraine and Romania. The analysis was conducted on the basis of statistical data of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine for 2021. The study used ABC-method. It is determined that the following groups of goods of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine are in the greatest demand in Romania: preparations of grains; cocoa and cocoa preparations; sugar and sugar confectionery; animal or plant fats and oils; meat and meat preparations; alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, vinegar (group A). They were exported in the amount of USD 9,594.8 ths. to USD 38,145.7 ths. At the same time, the largest shares of imports from Romania to Ukraine have such agricultural products as tobacco and industrial substitutes of tobacco; cereals; other mixed foodstuffs (also group A). They were imported in the amount of USD 5,438.5 ths. to USD 29,378.2 ths. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article outlines the main issues of the creation and functioning of an accessible land market nowadays. One has shown the background of pan-European land management experience. One has proved that comparing the experience of carrying out land reform is a useful and effective tool for the correct interpretation of Ukrainian ideas if one does not take into accounts the characteristics and features of different states. Considering the essence of land resources management, the concept of "land turnover" is of vital importance. The principal conditions for the formation and functioning of agricultural land turnover have been established. One has substantiated the necessity of complex management of land resources, which presupposes the complete determination of directed efforts, the correct choice of ownership of land plots, as well as the proper foundation of its use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article outlines the key framework of the functioning of rural tourism in Ukraine in the context of sustainable development. It is analyzed the interpretation of the essence of sustainable tourism and sustainable development. The author's conceptual framework of sustainable rural tourism is proposed. It is given own vision of the essence of "sustainable rural tourism". Taking into account the concept of sustainable development, it was analyzed the main principles that will contribute to the development of rural tourism in Ukraine. The author's approach has been developed, which involves the provision of recreational services by the owner on the basis of a personal peasant economy (rural estate) in the field of rural tourism in Ukraine. As a result of the conducted research it was proposed the main directions of development of rural tourism for Ukraine, which would contribute to the successful development of this area in accordance with international quality standards. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of the research is to argue theoretical fundamentals and develop practical recommendations concerning improvement of the mechanisms of land use of farming enterprises in Ukraine. The calculated indicators of land supply, presented in the paper, confirm the tendency to consolidation of farms; actualization of the problems of establishment of new farms by restriction of lands and still not organized turnover of agricultural lands; forcing out of the system of landholding and land use. It is defined that family farming eventually demonstrates better indicators of efficiency of land use and ecological load on land (a lower level of plowing). The research characterizes legitimation of agricultural land turnover in favor of development of family-farming model of agriculture, protection of village communities, multi-functional development of rural territories, food self-sufficiency of the state and environmental protection. The work proposes to provide free land parcels, which are determined by the audit, to the people, who wish to start or expand their family farming not by means of an auction, but by immediate obtaining of land according to the resolution of local authorities on the base of land contests. In the contests, the principle criterion to name a winner considers conditions of the following land parcel use and consistency of performance of the future farming enterprise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The difficult economic situation in Ukraine today is the main motivating factor for studying problems and developing possible solutions. Since Ukraine is an agrarian country, in our research we justified the need to take into account risk factors in the agricultural sector by diagnosing the financial situation using models to assess the likely crisis and bankruptcy. The article highlights the advantages and disadvantages of using discriminant models developed by both foreign and domestic scientists. The main drawback is the maladaptation to the industry factor. The shortcomings of the diagnosis of financial state for agricultural enterprises are also identified. In order to develop measures to prevent bankruptcy, recommendations for improving the financial state of agricultural enterprises on the example of Lviv region cluster analysis was used. The article states that the need to diagnose the financial condition of the enterprise is systematic and requires a comprehensive assessment using various methods, techniques and methods of analysis, as it is one of the most important characteristics of the results of agricultural enterprises, which is determined by the interaction of all components of the financial relations of the enterprise, the totality of all production and economic factors. The combination of financial indicators and risk assessment, which have the greatest impact on the life of agricultural enterprises, thanks to a comprehensive approach will increase the accuracy of assessing the prospects of the financial state of agricultural enterprises. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The results of modeling of potential soil losses due to surface soil runoff according to the current DSTU 7904: 2015 are considered. "Soil quality. Determination of potential threat of erosion under the influence of rains" on the slope of the field with contour-ameliorative organization of the territory (CAOT) on the lands of SE" DG Donetske" of NSC "Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry named after O.N. Sokolovsky" Bahmutsky district of Donetsk region, Ukraine. The main tasks of the work were: determination of potential soil losses on the slope of the fields to choose the more appropriate way of management in terms of using the working areas in the research system for black fallow, field crop rotation (excluding the impact of forest shelterbelts and taking into account the impact of shelterbelts), soil protective crop rotation. The use of working areas A and B under black fallow expectedly led to the excess of permissible soil losses in both areas, modeled according to the current DSTU 7904:2015 in Ukraine. Exceeding the allowable soil losses from erosion also occurred in section A under the conditions of its use for field crop rotation. Under the conditions of use of areas for soil protection crop rotation and in the conditions of functional compliance of forest shelterbelts, soil losses in both plots remain within the norm. In order to prevent the concentration of surface runoff from both working areas (A and B) in the lower part of the landfill, it is recommended to periodically apply the "rehabilitation" period with the organizing of soil protection crop rotation after black fallow. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article discusses the tendencies of sustainable development of renewable energy sources. The paper refers to the actual Energy strategies in Ukraine. As a conclusion, it is possible to implement the national Energy strategy by reducing the fossil fuel consumption and passing to renewable energy sources in the future. In 2035, about 50% of total energy consumption will covered by renewable energy sources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The results of research on the impact of sowing dates on economic efficiency, yield, and harvest moisture of corn hybrids of different FAO groups in the conditions of the Southern Steppe of Ukraine are presented. The genotypic response of corn hybrids of different FAO groups to sowing dates was established. From an economic and agrotechnical point of view, each group of FAO corn hybrids in the irrigation conditions of southern Ukraine has its optimal sowing period. Cultivation of corn hybrids of the FAO group 400-500 in the early (April 15) and late (May 15) sowing periods is associated with a certain risk for production with the possibility of a loss of net income in the range of 21-46% (350-790 EUR/ha). These hybrids are the most productive (13.61-15.13 t/ha of grain) under optimal sowing dates (25.04-05.05) and the most profitable (1,473-1,714 EUR/ha) under irrigation conditions. Corn hybrids with FAO 190-290 have the prospect of being used in organic production without the use of herbicides during the late sowing period (May 15). Corn hybrids FAO 300-390 can be used with high efficiency at optimal sowing times, however, their sowing in early and late periods can be risky due to low cold resistance and high harvest humidity in some wet years. [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]

The results of research on determining the effectiveness of using microfertilizers and fungicides on hybrid sugar beet crops are given. Research was conducted in 2021-2022 at the experimental field of Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University. In the experiment, sugar beet hybrids were studied: Libero and Margarita KWS; Microfertilizers: control without their use, Florenta beet (1.5 l/ha), Intermag beet (2 l/ha); Fungicides: control (without their application), Alto super 330 EC (0.5 l/ha), Amistar Extra 280 SC (0.6 l/ha), Styer 500 (0.5 l/ha). It was established that the highest yield of root crops and the coefficient of energy efficiency (Сее) in the sugar beet hybrids Libero and Margarita KWS was obtained on the variant with the use of the microfertilizer Intermag beet (2 l/ha) and the fungicide Amistar Extra (0.6 l/ha) - 52.1 і 58.3 т/га та 3.2 і 3.6, respectively. The use of fungicides allows you to increase the sugar content by an average of 0.8-1.2%, microfertilizer Florenta beet (1.5 l/ha) by 0.6%, and microfertilizer Intermag beet (2 l/ha) by 0.8%, compared with control variants. The best indicators of the technological qualities of sugar beet root crops were on the variants of combined application of microfertilizers and fungicides, while the conductometric ash content was the lowest, and calculated sugar content and dry matter content were the highest. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study was conducted in 2017-2019 at the experimental field of the Institute of Irrigated Agriculture of NAAS (now the Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine). Factor A studied different maturity groups of corn hybrids selected by the Institute of Irrigated Agriculture of the NAAS:Stepovyi, Skadovskyi, Inhulskyi, Chonhar, Arabat. Factor B - protection system: control, water treatment; biological; chemical; integrated. The highest conditionally net profit and profitability of hybrids of all FAO groups was observed under the integrated method of plant protection. The maximum value of conditional net profit is 2.26 and 3.26 thousand euro ha-1 was observed in mid-late hybrids Chonhar (FAO 420) and Arabat (FAO 430) under integrated plant protection systems. The mid-late Arabat hybrid (FAO 430) showed the maximum level of profitability of 117-141%. It is most economically profitable to grow mid-late hybrids Chonhar (FAO 420) and Arabat (FAO 430) under systems of integrated plant protection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study was performed in Askanian State Agricultural Research Station of the Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, located in the Southern Steppe zone of the country. The experiments were carried out in a stationary field in the period 2015-2020 within a four-field crop rotation (winter barley with post-harvest sowing of green manure crop-soybean- winter wheat with post-harvest sowing of green manure crop-grain maize) and resulted in scientific substantiation of the influence of different systems of basic tillage and organic-mineral fertilization systems on the agrophysical parameters of dark-chestnut soil and formation of winter barley yields. It was determined that the no-till variations, which outperformed the bulk density in the control (under the conduct of mechanical tillage) by 4.0%, are responsible for the soil's maximum bulk density (1.30 g/cm³). The bulk density of the dark-chestnut soil was decreased by 1.6% when post-harvest green manure was used, and by 2.3% when continuous no-till farming was used. The bulk density of the arable layer of dark-chestnut soil in the range of 1.22-1.26 g/cm³ produces the maximum productivity of winter barley. Crop yields are impacted by a reduction in bulk density brought on by excessive soil loosening as well as soil compaction. [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 paper analyzed the state and development trends of organic land use in Ukraine and determined its place in the European sector of organic agriculture. To assess the endogenous and exogenous factors of the development of organic land use in Ukraine, the method of SWOT analysis was used. It has been determined that the effective development of a model of organic farming is impossible without a comprehensive understanding of the situation about the potential of agricultural land use for the possibility of producing organic products. Methodological approaches to evaluation the potential of organic land use is proposed, based on the use of an integral index, which is characterized by a set of indicators for four main components: land-resource potential, agro-production potential, environmental safety and market infrastructure. In order to compare different-quality and differentdimensional indicators, it is proposed to interpret their values by normalizing, that is, to make the transition from absolute values to normalized ones. On the basis of the developed methodological approach, an evaluating of the potential for the development of organic land use in the regions of Ukraine was carried out. Such an evaluating makes it possible to differentiate regions (territories) depending on the integral index and to rank them as far as possible and potential for the development of organic land use. In turn, ranking territories according to the potential of organic land use helps to identify the most promising of them for investment in the development of organic production. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the context of overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic consequences, the concept of total quality management should serve as the basis for rethinking the role of customer service for travel services, in accordance with the requirements of the international service quality standards. The paper aimed to approach the theoretical, methodological and practical problems of assessing the quality of the travel services of regional enterprises that organize rural tourism tours in Ukraine. The main attention was paid to the analysis of the quality of components of standard travel services on the directions of rural tourism routes having hidden features. To assess the services quality, in accordance with their latent features in the field of rural tourism, the authors used the benchmarking methodology, which combines the number of statistical comparison methods based on multidimensional objects. The article offers an algorithm for the benchmarking of the quality of services provided by rural tourism tour operators. As part of the benchmarking tools for assessing the quality of service provided by travel business entities, the authors used the taxonomic analysis method. The approaches proposed by the authors to assessing the quality of travel services allow rural tourism business entities to form the measures to restore the sale and rendering of travel services in the context of overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic consequences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]