Impact of agrarian science in Ukraine on institutional trends in AIC development: global contex

Abstract

Attention is focused on the insufficient amount of state funding for the agrarian science of Ukraine in comparison with competing countries. The reasons for the weak level of development of the commercial sector of agricultural science and the insufficient volume of private investment in R&D are established. The key barriers to the innovative transformation of the agricultural sector of Ukraine are formulated (imperfection of the legislative framework with an emphasis on the bureaucratic nature of the problems, lack of dialogue between agricultural business and science, inefficiency of the technology transfer support system). The predominance of funding for scientific and technical (experimental) developments over fundamental and applied areas of research has been determined. A significant gap has been established between the tasks set by departmental institutions and the tasks facing the agricultural sector. The indicators were analyzed and a low level of quality of the scientific product was established (the level of demand for developments, the contribution to the global volume of publications, the share of patent applications in key areas of research). A model for the development of the agro-industrial complex, focused on rapid adaptation to global conditions, is proposed.