The article examines the state of the agricultural development in Ukraine in the context of the crop and livestock industries. The use of land resources by different owners and the structure of agricultural land were also analyzed. The problems of the development of the electronic cadastre of the land   resources were identified. The proposals to use the world experience of agricultural land use in Ukraine were substantiated. The proposals for the improvement the legal framework in the field of the agricultural land circulation were elaborated. Keywords: land market, gross production, world experience, crop production, animal husbandry, land resources

The article deals with the social and economic development of rural areas as an important component of social and regional policy. It is noted that in the terms of a transformational economy, it should be based on new principles of organizational support and financing, support for integrated rural development, attracting investment resources, based on the needs of the rural population. It is determined that one of the main causes of the crisis in the Ukrainian countryside is the loss of state control over the processes of socio-economic development of rural areas. It is investigated that the most important precondition for overcoming the crisis is the creation of an effective system of state regulation in the rural sector of Ukraine. The formation of self-sufficient (in particular in financial terms) territorial communities of rural areas is proposed is one of the ways of socio-economic development of rural areas. It is analyzed that the state policy of Ukraine in the field of local self-government is based on the interests of residents of territorial communities and provides for decentralization of power, i.e. transfer of large amounts of power, resources and responsibilities from local governments to local authorities. This policy is based on the provisions of the European Charter of Local Self-Government and the best world standards of public relations. The focus of research is state regulation of rural development processes – the main priority of public policy in the vector of European integration of Ukraine's foreign policy. Increasing the importance of solving the problems of rural areas requires a change of state orientation in the direction of increasing the investment attractiveness of rural areas, introduction of structural adjustment of rural economic infrastructure to balanced multifunctional development, formation of organizational and economic tool for risk management and safety of rural development. It is established that one of the main conditions for the effective functioning of local budgets is to ensure the formation of sufficient financial resources for their independence and autonomy in order to meet the needs of the rural population.

The article is devoted to the problem of formation of the system of institutional support of investment activity of agricultural enterprises. A significant increase in the investment attractiveness of micro-agricultural enterprises will occur with the formation of family farms based on them, where former migrant workers will be the leaders. They will invest the earned money in the development of their own economy, and in entrepreneurial activity they will use the gained work experience in agriculture of the European Union. We believe that in the near future in Ukraine it is possible to oppose the "Brazilian" and "European" models of agriculture. At the same time, the level of concentration of assets and agricultural lands does not always create the preconditions for their effective use. This opinion is confirmed by the low importance of investment efficiency of large agricultural enterprises. This situation may be due to volatility in prices for basic agricultural products, reduced state support for agriculture, and increased integration processes in the world market, which will facilitate access to the domestic market of foreign agricultural producers, which are characterized by higher productivity. The directions of support of investment activity in agriculture by the leading countries of the world on the basis of tools use of direct and indirect influence which main task was the expansion of access of commodity producers to long-term credits and other financial services are allocated. Among the areas of indirect influence that are relevant for domestic conditions, we should highlight: scientific and production services for agricultural producers through the system of agricultural consulting at the expense of budget funds; financing and stimulation of scientific activity; development of public-private partnership to stimulate the implementation of innovative projects; use of public procurement as an instrument of investment activity. Key words: agricultural enterprise; investment, investment attractiveness, credit unions, insurance.

The purpose of the article is to study the systems of ecological tax collection in Ukraine and Europe, as well as to substantiate proposals for improving the mechanism for calculating, distributing and using ecological tax funds in Ukraine, using the EU experience. The authors characterize the system of ecological taxation in the EU member states and make a comparison of the types of ecological taxes levied in the EU-27 countries and in Ukraine. An analysis of the volumes of waste generation, CO2 emissions and ecological tax revenues in the EU-27 countries was carried out. It is observed that there is a directly proportional relationship between the volumes of waste generation, CO2 emissions and the amount of revenues from the payment of ecological taxes in the EU-27 countries, that is, with an increase (decrease) in the value of one of them several times, the value of another value increases (decreases) by the same number of times. The revenues from ecological taxes in incomes and the share of ecological taxes in the overall structure of tax revenues of some European countries and Ukraine were analyzed. The model of the impact of ecological tax regulation on decision-making by ecological polluters is presented, the main problems that currently exist in the domestic system of ecological tax collection are identified and measures to solve these problems are proposed. Simultaneously, it is determined that the proposed measures to increase ecological tax rates can lead to serious risks in the implementation of production and economic activities by enterprises. In view of the above-mentioned, the need for further research is to improve the system of targeted allocation of funds from the payment of ecological taxes and financing of ecological measures and the introduction of energy- and resource-saving low-waste and waste-free technologies at enterprises.

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