Introduction. The institutional environment and the economic basis form a complex institutional and economic mechanism for regulating the agro-food market, which includes the following mechanisms: the development of tools for regulating the supply and demand of agricultural products and food, interregional trade, regulation of the agrarian sphere, which allows for the formation of a strategic approach in the development of the agro-food market. The institutional and economic mechanism of liberalization and regulation of trade in agricultural goods allows determining the ways and methods of achieving the goals of the state's agro-food policy, which do not contradict the requirements of the WTO multilateral trade system and take into account national economic interests. Methods. In the process of conducting the research, general scientific and special methods of economic research were used, in particular: systematic approach, comparative, dialectical and abstract-logical. The results. Directions for improving the institutional structure of the agri-food market based on the development of legal regulation of the functioning of self-regulatory organizations are proposed, which will ensure the formation of optimal economic relations between subjects and the balancing of the interests of the state and agribusiness, as well as contribute to the effectiveness of its regulation tools. Discussion. Taking into account the evidence of the leading countries of the world, the role of self-governing organizations in the development of the national strategy for the development of the agrarian sector of Ukraine and the formation of regional comprehensive programs for the development of rural areas needs further research. In addition, in the current difficult economic conditions caused by Russia's aggression against our state, the role of professional associations in overcoming crisis phenomena in the activities of farms in the corporate sector of the agrarian economy requires consideration. Keywords: institutional environment, self-governing organizations, agrarian chamber, agrarian sector, food security.

Introduction. Formed inter-branch connections in the meat product sub-complex are characterized by complexity and variety of forms and methods, increasing influence on the final results of the functioning of organizations of the meat product sub-complex in general. In addition, the existing inter-industry relations affect the rates of economic growth and prospects for the development of the country's economy. Therefore, the formation of a new system of economic relations in modern conditions necessitates the development of inter-sectoral cooperation in the structure of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine. Methods. The research was conducted using general scientific methods and techniques: logical and qualitative analysis and synthesis – when substantiating theoretical approaches to the functioning of the meat product sub-complex, system and structural analysis – when analysing the current state of operations of enterprises of the meat product sub-complex; comparative analysis – when comparing foreign and domestic experience of conducting activities in the specified field; the method of cause-and-effect analysis – to identify problems in the development of enterprises of the meat product sub-complex and the industry; logical generalization – for the formation of conclusions and proposals. Results. We believe that the implementation of measures for the development of family livestock farms will contribute to the creation of new permanent jobs. For greater positive dynamics in this direction, it is necessary to develop special credit programs for the creation of both family farms and workshops for the processing of livestock products, which is a measure of the “green basket” and is not subject to restrictions under the terms of Ukraine's membership in the WTO. In our opinion, the amount of grant support for the development of family livestock farms should be directly related to the obligations of the recipients for a certain amount of produced products of the appropriate quality. Only in this case can we talk about the effectiveness of state funds directed to support small businesses. Discussion. Ukraine's membership in the EU will require the development of effective methods of state support for Ukrainian meat producers in order to ensure their competitiveness both on the domestic and global agri-food market in terms of quality and cost indicators, which is the perspective of our further research. Keywords: state support, business entities, meat products, grant support, meat products complex.