Research background: The commitment to increasing the volume of agricultural production remains the main strategy for food supply in Ukraine. In fact, such an approach does not solve the problem of the limitation of food’s physical availability. It works quite the opposite way, as there is a guaranteed food loss and waste, worsened environmental situation and decreased level of economic availability of food. Purpose of the article: According to the results of the empirical study, the volume of food shortages has been determined as a result of food loss and waste, food surpluses in case of compliance with the rational consumption norms and zero food loss and waste, as well as potential social benefits from reducing food loss and waste. Methods: The research of the limitation of the physical availability of the different types of products as a result of food loss and waste was carried out according to the methodology developed by the authors. In particular, for the group of products in which the consumption deficit is established in a small number of regions — the main indicator is the "production surplus in the conditions when the rational consumption norms and zero food loss are met"; for the group of products in which the consumption deficit is established in the vast majority of regions — the main calculation indicators are the "production shortage in the conditions when the rational consumption norms and zero food loss are met" and the "specific gravity of the consumption shortage, which occurs as a result of food loss and waste". Findings & Value added: The obtained results are crucially important for shaping of the food security policy. Reducing of the food loss and waste has positive social consequences through the expansion of the physical availability of food, which, under other conditions, leads to greater economic availability of products, as well as contributes to the gender equality and poverty reduction for rural residents.

Research background: The unproductive use of natural resources such as land and water, resulting from food loss and waste, constrains the pursuit of such tasks as overcoming hunger and poverty, ensuring adequate nutrition, increasing income and economic growth. Purpose of the article: According to the results of empirical research to identify the level of economic damage and lost revenue as a result of the food loss and waste, as well as to identify potential benefits for the agricultural land use in reducing those losses. Methods: The analysis was conducted in terms of regions and product types. The methodology proposed by FAO is used to calculate the food loss and waste for each type of product in Ukraine. Findings & Value added: Firstly, it has been empirically proven that food loss and waste result in significant economic damage and lost revenue. Secondly, the reduction of food loss and waste has positive environmental and social consequences.

The urgency of the research. In the early 90s of the last century, economists and scientists attributed Ukraine to the undisputed leaders due to the existing resource potential and predicted its rapid economic growth. Unfortunately, the predictions have not come true: over the last 25 years, Ukraine has lost its advantages on certain indicators. As for the positions, which have been saved, Ukraine should pay the unreasonably high price by the ecological and social conditions deterioration. Target setting. The question is how the other countries have coped with these problems. Moreover, in our opinion, the most valuable experience is the experience of post-socialist countries, which had the same problems as Ukraine had like adaptation problems to the market environment. Recent scientific researches and issues analysis. The most authoritative foreign researchers on the sustainable development problems are Donella H. Meadows, G. Brundtland, М. Ashby, N. Droste, K. Fiorella and others. The most authoritative researchers on the sustainable development problems in Ukraine are Mykhailo Zghurovskyi and his project performers. Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. However, these researchers did not conduct the investigations of indication of the sustainable development of Ukraine in comparison with the countries of post-socialist camp. The research objective. The survey target is a comprehensive study of Ukraine in the global dimension of sustainable development index: the implementation of post-socialist countries ranking placement in the indices of economic, social and environmental dimension, the index of a sustainability, the index of economic measurement and index of harmonization, the components of quality of life and safety of life; the analysis of placement in these spaces in order to find patterns and distinctive features for a particular group of countries; setting of the countries' placement features in the above mentioned spaces and the comparison of groups with Ukraine. The statement of basic materials. The article deals with the author's research results about Ukraine's place in the sustainable development measuring global index. The valuation is performed by measuring metric indices of sustainable development in the space of three pillars (economic, environmental, and social) in the context of quality and safety of life. Conclusions. Performed the ranking of the post-socialist states' placement in the space of sustainable development index. The analysis of placement in these spaces in order to find patterns and distinctive features for a particular group of countries is made. Peculiarities of the placement in the abovementioned spaces are outlined, and the comparison of these groups with Ukraine is given.

An effective implementation of the sustainable use of agricultural land program is impossible without reliable results of the current state of the problem. In this sense, the correct selection of indicators and methods for determining the level of stability is important. The authors proposes the definition of the agricultural land use sustainability integral indicator based on three methodological approaches: the construction of the indicators system, each of them reflects some aspects of the land use sustainability at the macro level (according to the specific issues); the construction of the integral indicator for comparing the countries’ land use sustainability. According to the given methods it has been proved that agricultural land use in the countries of the post-socialist camp has a positive dynamics, but the sustainability indicators for all indicators have not achieved yet. This study was supported in part by the Erasmus SUPPA program – Jean Monnet Associations Application No 611556-EPP-1-2019-1-UA-EPPJMO-SUPPA.

Ukraine does not have a methodological approach to the food security monitoring, including the regional level, which should meet the criteria and dimensions of the GSDs-2030.The purpose of the article: to identify problems in the field of food security in each particular region based on to carry out an integral assessment of the of food security in accordance with the criteria and measurements of the GSDs -2030.The authors developed a methodological approach to the food security monitoring and evaluation at the regional level, which includes a rating assessment of the food supply of the regions by the 9 indicators over the last five years (on the average and in the dynamics). Appropriate calculations and proposals for solving the identified problems in the field of food security in each particular region were made.