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ORSID: 0000-0002-5347-2699
DOI https://doi.org/10.17721/tppe.2020.40.6
Moldavan L.V. Doctor of Economics, Professor,
State Institution
"Institute of Economics and Forecasting of
National Academy of Sciences
of Ukraine"
EFFECTIVENESS OF POLICY
OF PROMOTION OF SOCIAL ORIENTATION OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
The main factors of social component of multifunctional
purpose are revealed, the main of which are the limited spheres of employment
of rural population, the village-forming mission of agricultural enterprises,
due to their attachment to real estate, which is permanently located within a
certain radius around these settlements and the mission of a single source of
food for society and the arrangement of agricultural areas, preserving the
fertility of land for the needs of future generations.
The dependence of the employment of the rural
population on the conditions of its access to agricultural lands and social
(collective) forms of organization of small farms for joint use of lands and
joint production activities is substantiated, the peculiarities of these
organizational and legal forms common in Western European practice are
analyzed. The essence of the state policy aimed at the rational distribution of
agricultural land in the interests of the peasantry and society as a whole, and
to encourage owners (tenants) of small plots of land to unite for joint
activities as a factor, which influence on effective employment of the united
entities management.
The role of diversification of agricultural
production in increasing farm incomes and creating additional jobs is
substantiated. An analysis of the most common in Western European practice
areas of diversification related to the development of agritourism and
processing of agricultural products, which are a continuation of agricultural
activities. The role of cooperative forms of agricultural processing
organizations in increasing the profits of its producers and creating
additional jobs for the rural population is shown.
The importance of including in the social
function of agriculture, the maintenance of food balance of society, which is
the basis for food security and food independence of the country and the
state's influence on the production of low-cost, but physiologically necessary
food products is studied.
Proposals were made to improve agricultural
policy and the institutional and legal environment to support the
implementation of agriculture's social mission, taking into account the
experience gained in Western Europe and other countries.
Key words: multifunctionality of agriculture; social function of the industry;
indicators of social orientation of agriculture; access to agricultural land;
production associations; employment diversification; food independence.
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