The role of territorial communities in ensuring sustainable development of the agrarian sphere of Ukraine

Under the conditions of martial law in Ukraine and the redistribution of global food markets, new prerequisites are being formed for the sustainable development of the agrarian sphere. The purpose of the study was to substantiate the need for the development of a territorial community as a path to sustainable development of the agrarian sphere. The research used such methods as statistical data analysis, system approach, generalisation, abstract and logical method, and synthesis. It was determined that the main task of the country is to preserve the agrarian sphere in a favourable state to ensure that the needs of not only the population, but also future generations are met. It was proved that in order to achieve sustainable agricultural development, it is necessary to implement comprehensive measures that will contribute to achieving sustainability and provide a synergistic effect for the economy, environment, and society. Attention was focused on the fact that this development largely depends on the ability of territorial communities, because it is at their level that conditions are formed for the development of social infrastructure, high-quality provision of public services, creating decent working conditions and opportunities for self-realisation of residents. It was outlined that each community has a unique resource potential and has prerequisites for economic growth, which must be effectively implemented. It was formulated that an important tool for planning and monitoring this process can be the agro-economic passport of the community, which is a comprehensive document containing: general characteristics of the territory and socio-demographic profile; information on the availability of industrial, processing enterprises and infrastructure facilities; data on the level of employment and the state of the social sphere; determination of promising areas of agro-economic development. The practical significance of introducing an agro-economic passport lies in the possibility of systematic monitoring of economic, land, human resources, demographic and logistics processes at the community level. This, in turn, will contribute to sound resource management, assessment of human potential, effective analysis of the state of agricultural production by commodity producers, and the creation of strategies for sustainable development of territories