Institutional environment for organic production

Authors

  • M. Vysochanska Institute of Agroecology and Nature Management of NAAS, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2116-9991
  • K. Dorozhkina Institute of Agroecology and Nature Management of National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33730/2310-4678.1.2021.231868

Keywords:

institutionalism, institution, institutional environment, formal institutions, informal institutions, organic production

Abstract

The article considers the definition of an institution proposed by various scientists as a basic concept in institutionalism, offers its own definition of this category, explains the content of the term institutional environment, builds a scheme of the institutional environment of organic production, which is divided into formal and informal frameworks. Formal ones include the Constitution, laws, procedures, orders and resolutions; the Labor Code; The Land Code; administrative responsibility; state support; tax obligations; requirements for the production of organic products; state control (supervision); certification; labeling of organic products. Informal ones include customs, traditions, culture; education and science; public opinion; moral values and ethical principles; Corporate Social Responsibility; Environmental Responsibility. Attention is focused on the interpretation of each element, as well as the influence of the institutional environment on the development of each economic entity is proved.

Author Biographies

M. Vysochanska, Institute of Agroecology and Nature Management of NAAS

PhD in Economics

K. Dorozhkina, Institute of Agroecology and Nature Management of National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine

Post-graduate student

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2021-07-30

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