Sustainable Development of Agriculture of Ukraine in the Context of Climate Change

Lubov Moldavan, Olena Pimenowa (), Mirosław Wasilewski and Natalia Wasilewska
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Lubov Moldavan: Department of Forms and Methods of Management in Agri-Food Complex of SI, Institute of Economics and Forecasting of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 01011 Kyiv, Ukraine
Olena Pimenowa: Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Al. Prof. S. Kaliskiego 7, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Mirosław Wasilewski: Department of Economy and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Natalia Wasilewska: Department of Economy and Finance, Jan Kochanowski University, 25-406 Kielce, Poland

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 13, 1-17

Abstract: The purpose of the article is to actualize the challenges faced by Ukrainian agriculture in the context of climate change and the impact of the economic activity of enterprises on the state of natural resources, as well as to consider the ways and mechanisms of the post-war transition of Ukrainian agriculture to sustainable development. In the study, we used monographic, comparative analysis, empirical, abstract, and logical methods. The first consequences of climate change in agricultural sectors of the planet are characterized. Increasing temperatures to a maximum level, longer periods of extreme heat, more intense droughts, increased moisture deficit during the growing season, winter thaws, the spread of pests and diseases, and other manifestations of climate change have a negative impact on agricultural production. In the context of climate change, as highlighted in the paper, these negative processes will significantly intensify, requiring an immediate transition from ecologically and socially destructive monoculture to agroecological agriculture, which is recognized as one of the most affordable, low-cost, socially oriented, and environmentally relevant ways to transition to sustainable development of the industry. The principles and institutional support for such a transition are revealed, taking into account the expected climate change and post-war consequences for Ukrainian agriculture.

Keywords: climate change; temperature regime; water supply; environmental threats; food security; agroecology; government policy; post-war restoration of natural resources (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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