Functioning of the Agricultural Sector in War Conditions

Abstract

The article considers the peculiarities of the functioning of the agricultural sector during the war and highlights the main risks due to the full-scale war of the Russian Federation in February 2022. These include: general economic, significant logistical and financial losses of some agricultural producers, deterioration of the provision of agricultural enterprises with material and technical means, local food shortages caused by difficulties in supply and/or excessive demand, destruction of infrastructure for production, processing and storage of agricultural products. nutrition, deterioration of the quality of the diet of the population, reduction of production of certain types of agricultural products, transition to an extensive model of agricultural production, increasing the shortage of labor resources in agricultural production. Due to the impossibility of forecasting the course of hostilities in the future, the following vulnerable phenomena for the agricultural sector have been identified: blocking the export of agricultural products by sea, harvesting crops, providing agricultural enterprises with material and technical resources, providing food to the population in occupation and on the border. The main directions of ensuring the stability and adaptability of the agricultural sector to operate in wartime, in particular: maximum use of direct and indirect financial measures aimed at supporting the economic activities of farmers, keeping their employees, preventing bankruptcy, ensuring crop harvesting, ensuring sustainability of food systems of communities, change in the structure of agricultural production, the gradual restoration of technical capabilities for the export of agricultural products and food, the development of a strategy for the development of the agricultural sector.

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“…Therefore, the priority area of investment support should be the development of agricultural processing. V. Rusan (2022) believes that the priority areas of investment in the agricultural sector of Ukraine's economy should be aimed at meeting the needs of the domestic market with vital social food products, developing livestock and advanced processing, and reorienting the structure of exports to highly profitable and less tonnage raw materials and processed products with a higher added value.…”

Management and Marketing of the Wartime Agribusiness in Ukraine

“…Shevchenko-Perepolkina (2022), and Mohylnyi et al (2022) see access to foreign markets as the task of agricultural management in wartime conditions. Rusan (2022) investigated the "directions of ensuring the sustainability" of agricultural activity in war conditions: direct and indirect financial support of farmers, institutional measures aimed at preserving personnel potential, financial and technical support for harvesting, and ensuring food security of communities. However, the possibilities of state financing during the war are limited; investments in agricultural production, etc., have also suffered a significant reduction, so Rusan's (2022) approach needs to be refined, which is considered in the present study.…”

Виробництво Сільськогосподарської Продукції: Порівняльний Аналіз У Довоєнний Та Повоєнний Періоди

“…Внаслідок збройної аг ресії, РФ окупувала значну частину Південної та Східної території України, внаслідок чого Україна втратила значний виробничий та логі стичний потенціал аграрного сектору. Значна частина сільськогосподарських земель знахо диться на непідконтрольній Україні території, вироблена продукція та матеріально технічні ресурси, вивозяться на територію Росії без відшкодування її власникам [2]. Російсько ук раїнська війна стала точкою біфуркації не лише для України, а для всього світу.…”

“…Проблеми зовнішньої та внутрішньої логістики аграрного сектору та можливі шляхи їх вирішення описані у робо тах наступних дослідників: Русан В. М. [2], Дя ченко М. І., Чукіна І. В. [6], Кушнір С. О., Се мібратова Є. С.…”