EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAMS AND MEASURES TO SUPPORT MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS PRODUCERS IN UKRAINE

Abstract

Subject. Effectiveness of programs and measures to support producers of meat and meat products in Ukraine. Purpose. To evaluate the effectiveness of programs and measures to support producers of meat and meat products in Ukraine. Methods. The study used general scientific and special methods: dialectical, systemic generalization, economic-statistical – for processing and analyzing statistical data; tabular – for visualization and generalization of research results; abstract and logical – for formulating conclusions. Results. The article analyzes programs and measures to support producers of meat and meat products in Ukraine over the past decade. The study assessed the actual implementation of the planned activities of the national project "Revived Cattle Breeding" and the results of achieving the project's target indicators. It was found that State support of the agrarian sector in Ukraine is characterized by a high level of bureaucratization of procedures, complexity of access to State support, untimely and insufficient funding. The study revealed the lack of consistency and stability of the applied state support, which became the main obstacle to achieving improvements in the industry. Now, due to the limited budget funds and the change in the priorities of financing in the conditions of active war, the volume of state support for animal husbandry has critically decreased, which, together with the strengthening of negative trends in the industry, sharply raises the issue of ensuring food security in Ukraine. Scope of results. Research results have a scientific and practical nature and can be used by scientists in further studies. The results can serve as a source of reference information and be used in the work of economists, government specialists, researchers, teachers, graduate students and students of higher educational institutions.