The article defines the sequence of assessing the competitiveness factors of the agricultural sector (economic, international, political and legal, technological, social and natural climatic). The scientific approaches to the formation of the mechanism of the strategy realization of ensuring the competitiveness of the agrarian sector of Ukraine are substantiated. In the internal environment of such a mechanism is an interconnected complex of basic components and subordinate elements that reflect the specifics of modern market concepts in agricultural production aimed at ensuring the effective development of the agricultural sector and ensuring food security of the country. An integrated system for managing the competitiveness of the agricultural sector contributes to economic activities, improving product quality and ensuring food security. The article investigates that the agro sphere needs the state support in the reorganization of industrial and economic ties, in particular in the development of various forms of cooperation (including credit), organization of wholesale agro-food markets and the development of the agricultural market infrastructure. In such circumstances, it is essential to significantly expand the state regulatory functions, especially in terms of price regulation, in particular the support of prices for agricultural products, as well as in the strategic programming of the agricultural sector development.The purpose of the article is to investigate and analyze the complex mechanism of implementation of the strategy of ensuring the competitiveness of the agrarian sector of Ukraine as the main task of state policy.

Introduction. The article deals with the problem of price parity in the agricultural sector at the global level. Pricing policies used by various countries are different due to the historically formed system of agriculture, specialisation of production and productivity of agricultural lands. The purpose of the article is to conduct a comparative analysis of price parity in the agricultural sector of countries, such as the USA, Belarus and Ukraine in the period of 2005-2016. Methods. The research is based on selective, index, graphical, monographic and comparative methods. The results of the conducted research showed how the mechanisms (programs) of government price controls are used by developed countries and how the price parity index is calculated in the context of food security. Conclusions. The calculations are different for each of the analysed countries. The article proves the importance of moderate government control and the benefits of state the implementation of price parity in the agricultural sector by the state.

Research background: The current state and main directions of state policy of financial security of agriculture production based on the evaluation of financial results of entities that are defined by a set of financial and economic indicators. The problems and prospects of the state policy on directions and volumes of budget support to the agricultural sector by analyzing the content and scope of government support. Despite some positive trends in the development of agriculture of Ukraine, one of its main problems is the lack of funding from the state. Purpose of the article: The purpose of the study is to identify the according financial policy action for financial providing agricultural production for basic analysis of indicators of its financial and economic development, and identifying key targets for economic growth of the industry. Methods: The methods of monitoring stаtе rеgulаtion of finаnciаl support for thе dеvеlopmеnt of аgriculturаl sеctor are: information-analytical, information-statistical, sociological, geo-information. Findings & Value added: State financial policy should direct participants in financial relations to implement political, social and economic targets, defining goals and ways to achieve it. The state should play a key role in the innovation process and address its effects on the financial support of research and development and act big, and sometimes the main investor in the new knowledge and technology.

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доктор економічних наук, професор, завідувач кафедри підприємництва, торгівлі та біржової діяльності Білоцерківського національного аграрного університету Кепко В.М. кандидат економічних наук, доцент, доцент кафедри підприємництва, торгівлі та біржової діяльності Білоцерківського національного аграрного університету Непочатенко А.В. кандидат економічних наук, доцент, доцент кафедри підприємництва, торгівлі та біржової діяльності Білоцерківського національного аграрного університету