Method of assessment and analysis of infrastructure support level of agricultural sector in Ukraine

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15587/2312-8372.2016.60622

Keywords:

infrastructure, infrastructure support, agricultural sector, objects, methods, evaluation, region

Abstract

The article is devoted to methodological aspect of the assessment of infrastructure support level of agricultural sector in Ukraine.

Aim of the article is developing a methodology assessment of infrastructure support level of agricultural sector in Ukraine and its analysis by the developed technique that will reveal the degree of development of agricultural sector in the regions of Ukraine.

In the article the author's interpretation of the term "infrastructure support of agricultural sector" is proposed.

The method of assessing the level of infrastructure support of agricultural sector consists of five stages that consist in defining the place and role of infrastructure support of agricultural sector in Ukraine and its particular areas, quantitative assessment of the  infrastructure of the agricultural sector, location assessment of infrastructure of the agricultural sector and their balance to determine their availability for agricultural products, quality assessment of the quality of services provided by facilities of  infrastructure support of agricultural sector, and synthesis of assessment results obtained in previous stages and overall assessment of infrastructure support of agricultural sector in the regions of Ukraine.

Conducted analysis by this method made it possible to rank the regions of Ukraine for the high, middle and low level of development. It is determined that the main factors influencing the level of infrastructure support level of agricultural sector of Ukraine is the work of trade and intermediary institutions, financial and credit intermediaries, social and economic development of the regions, availability of educational and scientific institutions, agroecology, climatic conditions.

Author Biography

Артем Валерійович Тарасенко, Chernihiv National University of Technology, Shevchenko, 95, Chernihiv, Ukraine, 14027

Assistant

Department of finance, banking and insurance

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Published

2016-01-21

How to Cite

Тарасенко, А. В. (2016). Method of assessment and analysis of infrastructure support level of agricultural sector in Ukraine. Technology Audit and Production Reserves, 1(3(27), 19–24. https://doi.org/10.15587/2312-8372.2016.60622