Prospects for the Organic Agriculture Development of Ukraine

Abstract

Abstract. Introduction. The article is devoted to the prospects of organic agriculture development in the context of providing the population with ecologically clean and high-quality agri-food products. The purpose of the article is to reveal the organizational and legal foundations of the organic farming development, analysis of the current state and future prospects. Results. The importance of the organic farming development in the conditions of the agricultural lands market formation and ecological safety creation of sustainable land use has been substantiated. The theoretical approaches to the interpretation of the "organic farming" concept in different European countries have been considered in the article. The normative legal acts with the help of which the regulation of organic agriculture is carried out today have been analyzed. The dynamics of areas under organic farming and the number of certified organic farms that are producers of organic products have been studied. The size of the state support of organic products commodity producers has been considered. It was found that the economic efficiency of growing organic products depends on the successful sales policy of the company, which implements an active marketing system to find buyers not only in domestic but also foreign agricultural markets. A transition model from traditional to organic farming has been developed, which consists of the following stages: formation of a land bank for organic farming, transition from traditional to organic farming, labeling and certification (annual), marketing and economic efficiency of organic production. Conclusions. It has substantiated that one of the main tasks for today is to develop an organic farming that will determine the key aspects for further priority of modern agricultural production. Thus, it balances the socio-economic needs of society, business and the natural resource potential of land use, providing the population with high-quality and ecologically clean food in an ecologically safe environment. One of the key directions for the development of organic farming in Ukraine should be: a shortage of organic products in the world and European markets, which opens up great opportunities for Ukrainian producers of organic products; as well as innovative technologies for growing organic products that reduce production costs, and high prices and demand provide high income even with lower crop yields, unlike traditional farming methods, which provides higher financial and economic indicators of certified organic farms and ensures additional income; as well as stimulation of organic production, which should be provided with financial and preferential support from the state, which is interested in the health of the nation and an ecologically clean environment.