- improvement of taste and nutritional value of food products, which inevitably
contributes to the improvement of the quality of nutrition of the population, especially
children of school and preschool age;
- provides reduction of the morbidity of the population through eliminating
problems with the quality and safety of food, especially in the part of nitrate and
pesticide pollution;
- meeting the needs of ecologically safe products of the various sectors of the
population that are in extreme need of it, namely: pregnant women, young mothers,
children, adults with allergic diseases, diabetics, etc. ;
- increase in the number of highly skilled specialists in the agrarian sector;
- growth of the share of economically active population in rural areas;
Environmental benefits include:
- Preservation and increase of natural resource potential of rural territories;
- conservation of biodiversity;
- land protection and protection of soils from water and wind erosion,
desertification, salinity, acidification, etc .;
- reduction of energy and labor intensity of production of agricultural products
and raw materials;
- Stimulating the low carbon economy by reducing carbon emissions by 30-50%
compared to intensive agrification technologies.
The urgent need for infrastructure macro-level shifts, which will ensure the
activation of the development of rural areas and create appropriate conditions for the
activities of agricultural enterprises of the organic sector on a parity basis in
competitive conditions [13]. The current stage of development of agrarian enterprises
is characterized by a steady tendency to increase production capacities, diversify
production, search for new forms and methods of management and production
alternatives [14].
Today, in Ukraine, the unification of organic producers into cooperatives, clusters
or associations that operate in the same territory has begun, which allows you to create
more jobs and increase the share of organic production, and the association provides
significant benefits in exporting products.
For example of an effective association of farmers, there is a cooperative of
“KOKSKYI” ASC, since the creation of a cooperative in 2014, it has been involved in
the cultivation of organic products of more than 40 farms that were not previously
involved.
This practice is typical for the organic cooperative "Snovyanka" in the Chernihiv
region. It has been certified by the Swiss firm ETKO, specializes in the production of
organic grains, technical, and forage crops, bringing together 26 organic producers.
The cooperative supplies manufactured products mainly abroad. With the assistance of
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