Agricultural land market in Ukraine

Bc. Vadym Pronin

Master's thesis

Abstract:

The purpose of this thesis is estimate Ukrainian land historical development, modern structure, consequences of land reform through analyzing national and foreign scientific works and articles, current legal documents, Ukrainian land code. The agro-industrial complex is one of the most attractive sectors of the Ukrainian economy. According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, the agro-industrial complex provides about 13% of the total GDP of Ukraine. Exports of agricultural products in 2019 amounted to USD 22.2 billion, which corresponds to a record 44.3% of Ukraine's total exports. More than a billion US dollars were invested in the agriculture last year. More than 3 million people are employed in the agriculture of Ukraine, which is more than 17% of all employed. Given the importance of this sector of the economy for the state, during 2020 there have been significant changes in the legislation governing economic activities in the field of agriculture. The primary goal of such changes was to land market moratorium cancelation and to simplify business in the agricultural sector. This thesis provides an overview of the legislative norms that apply to the regulation of agricultural activities, including the purchase, sale and lease of agricultural land, various aspects of labor relations.

Keywords

Land market, Moratorium, Rent price, Land share, Agriculture policy, Econometric model, Reform, Agriculture

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 31. 3. 2021

Thesis defence

• Supervisor: Ing. Pavel Kotyza, Ph.D.

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Economics and Management

Master programme / field:
Economics and Management / European Agrarian Diplomacy