EVALUATION OF EFFICIENCY OF SMALL FORMS OF BUSINESS IN RURAL AREAS

An assessment of the efficiency of small farms in rural areas. It is established that small farms provide a significant contribution to solving socio-economic problems of rural revival, food and environmental security. However, there are many unresolved problems faced by farms, the most acute of which are: low sales prices of agricultural products relative to prices for products of other industries; impossibility of constant sale of manufactured products; inflation and rising prices for means of production, mineral fertilizers, energy; insufficient level of own working capital; unavailability of credit and financial resources for small agricultural enterprises; lack or underdevelopment of market infrastructure; lack of information and consulting support for entrepreneurship in rural areas. It is proved that the development of farms in Ukraine is impossible without effective state regulation. It is established that the implemented state support programs do not fully meet the requirements of creating conditions for sustainable development of small farms, the formation of the necessary prerequisites for modernization of production, and are not systemic in nature. Therefore, the need to strengthen state policy to support small farms that can become leading producers in the agricultural sector of Ukraine is justified.