Agroholdings of Ukraine: agrarian policy and future challenges
The genesis and stages of the formation of large vertically integrated agro-industrial companies (agroholdings) and associated changes in their macroeconomic indicators, the role and importance of agriculture in the Ukrainian economy were analyzed in the article. A political economical analysis of the preconditions for agricultural agro-tourism in Ukraine is carried out. There’re estimated hypothetical losses of added value and jobs from export of grain crops in comparison with the production of pork and milk meat, unfavorable conjuncture in the world markets of agricultural products. There’re revealed structural distortions in the distribution of newly created value among key contractors of land relations in the form of: profit and depreciation charges for land users; rent - for owners of land plots; salaries - for employees; taxes and deductions - for state and local budgets. The scientific idea about the forthcoming challenges on compliance of the principles of balanced rural development in terms of the implementation of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU due to the conflict of interests of society and large capital was generalized. Conceptual proposals were made on improving the organizational and economic mechanism of encouraging agroholdings to corporate social responsibility for the development of human and social capital of local communities and the level of global competitiveness of the country's agricultural sector. Tabl.: 2. Figs.: 3. Refs.: 27.