Bìznes Inform (Dec 2018)
The Investment Attractiveness of the Agricultural Sector of Ukraine
Abstract
The aim of the article is to analyze the positions of Ukraine in the basic rankings of investment attractiveness and competitiveness; identify the key obstacles restraining the attraction of financial resources to the agro-industrial complex; suggest the ways for solving the main problems concerning investment attractiveness of the domestic agricultural sector. The evaluation of the efficiency of an agrarian policy is carried out with the help of the Total Support Estimate (TSE), which indicates the volume of gross transfers received from taxpayers and consume. The amount of and trends in capital investment into agriculture of Ukraine within 2010–2017 are analyzed. The main drawbacks of the existing investment management system of agricultural enterprises in Ukraine are determined. Based on the research results, the authors put forward suggestions for improving the investment climate in Ukraine, which will contribute not only to a greater openness of the Ukrainian economy but to a complete inclusion of the agricultural sector of Ukraine to the global food security system as well.
