Opportunities and threats for the agro–industrial complex development in Ukraine

The subject of the study is a set of theoretical, methodological and practical foundations for theagro–industrial complex development in Ukraine, taking into account the opportunities and threatscaused by the influence of relevant factors.The purpose of the study is to identify ways to use opportunities and overcome threats to thedomestic agro–industrial complex development.Research methods. To study the factors influencing the development of the Ukrainian agro–industrial complex, general scientific and special methods were used during writing the article.Results of the work. The article examines the components of the Ukraine agro–industrial complex.It is established that agriculture, which is the central link of the agro–industrial complex, closelyinteracts with other types of industry – mechanical engineering, chemical, light, food industries, tradeestablishments and production and social infrastructure. The diversity of the agro–industrial complexstructure is visualized. It is noted that Ukraine has traditionally been engaged in the export of agriculturalproducts to the EU, Asia, Africa and has always been among the world leaders in the sale of grain crops.Five main categories are presented according to which it is proposed to classify the factors influencingthe agro–industrial complex of Ukraine and the relationship between them is shown. For each categoryof factors, the main opportunities and threats are given for development of Ukraine’s agro–industry.Field of the results application: agricultural enterprises, regulatory authorities, market entitiesthat manufacture products, sell goods or provide services related to agricultural products.Conclusions. The development of Ukraine’s agro–industrial complex depends on a comprehensiveapproach, which involves the modernization of all processes taking into account modern technologies andinnovations, balanced use of resources, consideration of environmental responsibility, improvement ofconditions for agro–industrial complex workers, development of domestic related industries, integrationinto global markets with increased added value of agricultural products and active support of stateregulatory bodies. Effective management in the outlined areas will help Ukraine to ensure sustainabledevelopment of the agro–industrial complex and strengthen its positions in the international arena.