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Current state of the agricultural sector of Ukraine and prospects for its development

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36887/2524-0455-2025-6-33

Huang Bingru,
PhD student of the Enterprise Economics and Business Organization Department,
Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics,
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4824-7465

Published: 27.11.25

The article examines the current state of Ukraine’s agricultural sector and identifies prospects for its development amid economic instability and wartime challenges. The relevance of the research topic is confirmed by the need to restore the agricultural sector’s production potential, ensure national food security, stabilize the labor market, and enhance the national economy’s competitiveness amid post-war transformation. The study aims to conduct a comprehensive assessment of Ukraine’s agricultural sector, identify key development trends and structural changes, and substantiate prospects for improving the sector’s efficiency. The dynamics of gross domestic product formation and the agricultural sector’s share of national output of goods and services during 2010–2023 are analyzed. Changes in the number of agricultural enterprises by size and activity type are examined, and the transformation of the sector’s employment structure is investigated. It is substantiated that the agricultural sector of Ukraine has experienced a significant negative impact from the full-scale war, as evidenced by a decline in its share of GDP, a reduction in the number of enterprises, disruptions to logistics chains, and a decrease in employment levels. A sharp decline in the number of enterprises in 2022, followed by a partial recovery in 2023, has been identified, along with a significant reduction in the workforce, especially among small and micro enterprises. It has been found that large enterprises are the most resilient to crisis conditions, while medium and small businesses remain the most vulnerable to external shocks. Key trends in the transformation of the agricultural sector have been identified, including increasing production concentration, declining employment, and gradual adaptation of enterprises to new economic conditions. The study also confirms the sector’s significant export potential and its strategic role in generating foreign exchange for the state. The prospects for the development of the agricultural sector are associated with technological modernization, the digitalization of production processes, the implementation of innovative agrotechnologies, the development of logistics infrastructure, and integration into global value chains. It is determined that an important condition for ensuring sustainable development is state support for small and medium-sized businesses, employment stimulation, and the greening of production.

Keywords: agricultural sector, development, sustainable development, employment, structural changes, export potential, digitalization.

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