INNOVATIVE PROVISION STATE ANALYSIS OF THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL AREA OF UKRAINE

Abstract

The article is devoted to a comprehensive analysis of the structure of the agricultural sector of Ukraine before and during the war in order to identify key economic transformations. A comparative analysis of the destruction of the infrastructure of the agricultural sector of Ukraine in terms of forms of management was carried out. It was established that the greatest losses and damages were suffered by small and medium-sized farms. A cost assessment of the destruction of the agricultural sector of Ukraine in terms of forms of management as of 2022 was carried out: personal peasant farms - 5–8%, farms (small and medium) - 11–18%, large agricultural enterprises - 5–10%.

Despite the ongoing war, the largest farms (over 10,000 hectares) increased their contribution to total production from 17.1% to 25.3%, which made them the dominant force in agricultural production. Farms in the middle segment of 1,000-10,000 hectares, which in 2010 provided 57.7% of production, in 2024 reduced their contribution to 46.2%. Small producers and the lowest middle segment - farms up to 1,000 hectares - generally maintained their production positions or even somewhat strengthened them, especially in the category of 200-500 hectares (increased contribution from 4.3% to 6.4%).

A generalizing impact of the war on the competitiveness and innovativeness of the agricultural sector of Ukraine in the areas of competitiveness, innovation, market structure, business models was carried out. The war in Ukraine (since 2022) has a double effect on the agricultural sector: on the one hand, a sharp decrease in competitiveness due to the destruction of the resource base, on the other hand, stimulation of innovation as an adaptation mechanism. Despite significant losses, the war also creates the prerequisites for transformation: infrastructure restoration (modernization of elevators, logistics centers, investments in more sustainable storage and transport systems); technological modernization (implementation of precision agriculture, automation and digitalization of agricultural production), market diversification (development of new export destinations, reduction of dependence on individual logistics routes), ecological restoration (land reclamation, development of sustainable agriculture), international support (recovery programs).