FEATURES OF THE COST OPTIMIZATION PROCESS AND ITS IMPACT ON IMPROVING THE ACTIVITIES OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES

The important role of the development of agricultural consumer cooperatives in improving the efficiency of farms and personal subsidiary farms, in ensuring the sustainable development of rural areas is recognized by both scientists and representatives of state and local governments. It should be noted that in the last five years, the state's attention to solving this problem has increased significantly, which has been expressed in the implementation of appropriate measures to support cooperatives at the national and regional levels. The traditional criticism of the authorities regarding the insufficient amount of financial support for small businesses in the agricultural sector, including cooperatives, is certainly justified. However, more and more often scientists express the opinion that only an increase in financial injections will not solve the problem of cooperation development.