THEORY OF AGRICULTURAL MARKET REGULATION IN THE CONTEXT OF FOOD SECURITY

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to provide a detailed analysis of the characteristics of agricultural market regulation in the context of ensuring food security at the regional and global levels at the present stage, given the urgency of global and regional issues related to food security. The article analyses the peculiarities of agricultural market regulation in the context of food security. The agricultural market is the main area that includes agricultural producers, consumers and the links between them, which makes it possible to ensure adequate access to food. The object of research is the agricultural market as a component of the state economy. The subject of the study is the theory of agricultural market regulation as a component of food security. The research is based on the scientific works of Ukrainian authors aimed at studying certain issues of the chosen topic. The article clarifies the main scientific approaches to the definition of the agrarian market. It also identifies the structural features of the agrarian market and clarifies the main functions of the agrarian market as a component of the state economy. The role of the agrarian market in the context of food security regulation is defined. The authors also identify the need for state regulation of the agrarian market. In the course of the work, the main features of the state regulation of the agrarian market were clarified and its main directions were identified. The paper also outlines the current problems of regulating the agricultural market in Ukraine under martial law. In addition, the publication identifies the peculiarities of international regulation of the agricultural market. On the basis of the results obtained, the authors have developed recommendations for improving the regulation of the agricultural market. The results of the study underline the importance of regulating the agricultural market as an integral factor in ensuring food security of the state and the world.