Trusova Natalia, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Finance, Accounting and Taxation, Dmytro Motornyi Tavria State Agrotechnological University, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-9773-4534
e-mail: trusova_natalya5@ukr.net

Kukina Natalia, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Marketing, Dmytro Motornyi Tavria State Agrotechnological University, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3204-0624
e-mail: kukinanatala81@gmail.com

The Development of Rural Areas as a Food Supply Factor of the Agricultural Sector of the Economy

Abstract. Introduction. The article analyzes the functional model of food supply in the agrarian sector of the economy, considering the socio-economic component of rural development and the well-being of villagers.

Introduction. Today, the food potential of the agricultural sector in modern conditions requires the formation of effective tools for the intensive development of rural areas, increasing the standard of living of the rural population and improving the demographic situation as a whole.

Results. Rural areas play a crucial role in the formation of food supply in the Ukrainian agricultural sector. This is due to the fact that approximately one-third of the country’s population resides in rural areas, which have the potential to activate the reproductive process of agriculture. The socio-economic component indexes and the integral index of reproduction for the development of rural areas in Ukraine from 2023-2026 have been calculated. A scenario for the transformational process of developing rural areas and forming food security in the agrarian sector of Ukraine’s economy has been developed. Based on scenario modeling, it has been demonstrated that improving socio-economic tools in rural areas increases the country’s food supply by 55.2%. This improvement also leads to a positive increase in the income and quality of life of the rural population.

Conclusions. It has been proved that the improvement of the socio-economic condition of the rural population contributes to the reproduction of the development of rural areas. Scenario modeling indicates that improving socio-economic tools in villages can increase rural development by 26% between 2023-2026.

Keywords: food supply; rural territories; rural united territorial communities (UTC); households; agrarian sector of the economy; population welfare.

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