Geographical features of agriculture in Cherkasy oblast in the context of climate change

The purpose of this article is to analyze, using geographical methodology, the response of farms in Cherkasy Oblast to climate change that has occurred over the past 10 years. Main material. The problem indicated in the title of the article has become relevant in recent years due to climate change. And in the conditions of natural zones of Ukraine, the boundaries between which have long been quite conditional (geoecotone «forest field», G. Denisyk), the justification and further development of «zonal» specialization has always been a difficult problem. Visual evidence of climate warming prompted the search for such indicators that would (directly or indirectly) demonstrate the «reaction» of agriculture to such climate changes. A comparative analysis of agricultural zoning in 2014 and 2024 showed that the configuration of agricultural areas has changed significantly, which was radically affected by climate change. Conclusions. The main array of farms (1274 farms out of 1808) of the 1st South-Central Agricultural District is in the zone of risky agriculture, which is affected by climate change. The smallest changes (both in quantity and specific weight) occurred in the northern forest-steppe zonal types of farms (Kaniv, Zhashkiv, Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi districts). This may indicate a greater ecological plasticity of farms in the forest-steppe zone with respect to climate change (compared to zonal steppe types). Based on the results of the analysis, practical recommendations were developed for each agricultural district (2024), which primarily cover the geographical aspect of the spatial organization of agriculture.