State Stimulation of the Development of Organic Crop Production in Ukraine

Abstract

The aim of the article is to improve the theoretical and practical bases of state stimulation of developing organic crop production in Ukraine, with consideration for the best domestic and foreign practices of increasing the motivation of agricultural producers to adopt the principles of organic farming. It is established that the current rate of agricultural land involvement in organic production is not enough to solve the problems of soil degradation that have accumulated in the agricultural sector and to conquer market niches at the international and national levels.The theoretical bases of state stimulation of organic crop production are justified by clarifying its essence and functions. A logical frameworkmodel of financial support for organic producers in Ukraine, which provides for balancing sources of income and expenses, is proposed. It is determined that the priority areas of state financing for stimulating organic production should be research in the field of organic farming; training of specialists in the field of organic production; analysis and forecasting of organic markets; provision of loans to finance operating activities of organic agricultural producers during the conversion period.The practical use of this model will help increase the motivation of agricultural producers to implement the principles of organic farming, form ecological and logistics infrastructure, and scientific and educational support for organic farming.

Keywords

• organic crop production
• organic production
• agricultural sector
• state regulation
• state stimulation
• financial support