Hotra V.
PhD in economics, Professor of the enterprise economics department HEIs
"Uzhhorod national university", Uzhhorod, Ukraine
Ihnatko M.
Graduate student of the enterprise economics department HEIs "Uzhhorod
national university", Uzhhorod, Ukraine
FEATURES OF INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF UKRAINIAN
AGRO-INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
Introduction. The agro-industrial complex represents one of the most important
links of the Ukrainian national economy. The value of agro-industrial production is not
only to meet the needs of people in food, but has a significant impact on employment
and the efficiency of national production. The agro-industrial complex of Ukraine
provides 14% of the total GDP.
Ukraine is one of the leading producers of agricultural products in the world,
which ensures not only the needs of the domestic market, but also successfully exports
food and agricultural raw materials. The share of export of agrarian sector products in
the total export of the country as of January-July 2018 is 36.9%. The top 10 countries
to which Ukraine's agricultural exports are most exported include India (12.1%), Egypt
(6.4%), China (6.2%), the Netherlands (5.9%), Spain (5.1 %), Turkey (5.0%), Italy
(4.9%), Iran (3.8%), Poland (3.6%), Belarus (3.5%).
However, agricultural products are characterized by a low level of
competitiveness in the European market. Due to the imperfect reform of the agrarian
sector, neglect of scientifically substantiated bases of economy, the level of
profitability of production, the solvency of agricultural enterprises for the reproduction
of the material and technical base that has become obsolete and does not meet modern
requirements has decreased. The apparent lagging behind the domestic production of
the agrarian sector from foreign competitors, the growing gap between the Ukrainian
producers in terms of technical and technological and economic indicators give rise to
the need for a transition to an innovative type of industry development.
It is the innovation process that is a necessary and basic condition for ensuring the
competitiveness of manufacturing and production, conquering and maintaining
positions in the markets, increasing productivity, and, as a result, the efficiency of both
the enterprise and the economy as a whole. It represents a consistent chain of events in
which innovation rises from scientific ideas to specific new products, technologies, or
services and extends to practical use.
The decisive role in creating favorable conditions for innovation activity belongs
to the state, which should engage not only in the financing of basic research in
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