EVOLUTION OF THE CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF UKRAINE’S STATE AGRARIAN POLICY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35774/Keywords:
state agrarian policy, rural development policy, periodisation, Common Agricultural Policy, agricultural budget support, Paying Agency, institutional convergence, food security, policy performance.Abstract
Introduction. Ukraine’s agricultural policy is being reshaped by wartime disruption, structural transformation of the agri-food system and alignment with the EU Common Agricultural Policy. These processes require not only regulatory approximation but also changes in the financial and institutional architecture of agricultural support.
The purpose of the article is to substantiate the periodization of the evolution of the conceptual foundations of Ukraine’s state agrarian policy and to identify the corresponding changes in its financial and institutional support.
Results. A four-dimensional periodisation criterion combining the object of state intervention, dominant objectives, policy mechanism and performance criterion is proposed. Five cumulative stages for 1991–2026 are identified. The study demonstrates a transition from episodic subsidies and price interventions to programme-based budgeting, mixed budget-donor financing and condition-based support administered through registers and control systems. The current stage is distinguished by institutional convergence with the CAP through the Paying Agency, Integrated Administration and Control System and State Agrarian Register.
Conclusions. The findings substantiate a shift towards an integrated multifunctional policy model. Its performance should be assessed through combined economic, social, territorial and environmental outcomes, while administrative capacity becomes a prerequisite for effective use of national, donor and future EU financial resources.
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