DIRECTIONS OF DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY

Abstract

The article analyzes the current state of the agricultural sector of Ukrainian economy, its place in the formation of gross domestic product, the trend of changes in agricultural productivity, its role in reducing the negative impact of the economic crisis in 2020 and the main trends in the agricultural sector. The aim of the study is to analyze existing approaches to the formation of state policy for the development of the agricultural sector through public-private partnerships and to develop practical measures to enhance the development of strategic partnerships between public and private owners in the agricultural sector. Existing approaches aimed at the development of the agricultural sector should use the opportunities to attract additional resources, which can be achieved through public-private partnership models. The peculiarities of public-private partnership in the agricultural sector, which is aimed at the implementation of priority infrastructure projects to develop production, storage and marketing of agricultural products; implementation of food security; development of value chains were analyzed. The main forms of implementation of public-private partnership projects used in world practice are identified. Attention is focused on the need to use public-private partnership in the agricultural sector based on strategic management within the general economic policy of the state. The advantages of using the tools of public-private partnership in the field of agricultural sector are substantiated and the directions of its development are determined. The main approaches to the formation of the state policy for the development of the agro-industrial complex through public-private partnerships have been identified, which provide for the increase in the profitability of production, the implementation of the country's export potential, the improvement in the investment climate, the increase in the competitiveness of agriculture, the improvement in the legislative framework, and innovative development.