Modeling of strategic development of territorial partnership (based on the example of the experience of Poland)

Peculiarities and advantages of territorial partnership based on successful Polish experience are studied. It was determined that a successful example of voluntary associations between territorial units is Local Activity Groups (LAG). The creation of such groups is a consequence of the implementation of the LEADER approach within the framework of the rural development program in direct interaction with the Joint Agrarian and partly with regional policy. In the article, a study of a specific LAG "Fruit Path" and two of its strategies from different planning periods is carried out in order to carry out an independent assessment of their implementation. Thus, the progress in achieving individual strategic goals and the general progress of the participating communes are presented, as an advantage and efficiency of joining the association. Since Local activity groups are considered a kind of cluster, the cluster method was used in further research. According to the obtained results, it was established that one of the communes of the LAG does not develop harmoniously with the association as a whole, which confirms the effectiveness of the study. Therefore, intuitive joining is not always justified (this is how Local activity groups are created). The proposed evaluation model should be used in the future to determine the feasibility of creating the next LAG in Poland, and in the future for future associations between territorial communities of Ukraine. Studies of foreign experience confirm that the creation of LAGs and their sufficient development is a key factor in the structural restructuring of rural development, with the aim of increasing the competitiveness of territorial units, regions, industries, the country's economy, as well as attracting foreign investments to promote the sustainable and effective development of rural areas. It has been proven that the future development of the formation of LAG in Ukraine should be based on a certain practice of their application and the experience of already existing associations, which would provide potential participants with a general idea of the effectiveness of entering such structures and the success of their functioning.