DEVELOPMENT OF THE NICHE DIRECTION OF AGRICULTURE IN THE UKRAINE

Abstract

The aim of the study was to identify the essence and trends of development of niche agriculture as a direction of the development of the agricultural activity of small agricultural producers and as a way to increase their competitiveness and positioning on the agricultural products market against a background of polarization processes and the duality of the agrarian sphere of the economy in the Ukraine. The subject of the study is theoretical and practical aspects of the processes of niche agriculture development in the Ukraine with an identification of the main reasons that inhibit it. The scientific dialectical approach to eco-phenomena, analysis and synthesis in combination with induction and deduction methods, as well as a topic literature review were used during the research. It is established that, under conditions of agricultural polarization in the Ukraine on two groups of producers – large and small ones, the niche direction of agricultural development, already quite noticeable and diversified in the Ukraine, can be a real way to increase the ability of small businesses to survive economically and significantly increase their level of profitability. However, the further development of this direction can achieve sufficient pace and effectiveness, if it is provided by the purposeful activity of government, aimed at eliminating barriers to the development of niche agriculture.

Keywords

• niche agriculture
• small producers
• development barriers
• governmental policy
• efficiency