STATE AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE OF UKRAINE IN THE CONDITIONS OF INDUSTRY 4.0

The article presents an analysis of the current state of agriculture in Ukraine, and offers the author's vision of ways to develop the analysed industry in the conditions of Industry 4.0. The place of the agricultural industry in the economy of Ukraine was studied and it was determined that this sector is among the three most significant types of economic activity for the formation of the country's GDP, and Ukraine is one of the leaders in the international export market of agricultural products. The article proves that the rate of introduction of the latest Industry 4.0 technologies in the agricultural sector of the Ukrainian state is quite slow. In terms of the level of innovative activity, Ukraine is significantly behind the industry leaders, which significantly hinders the country's international competitiveness in the global agricultural market. Particular attention is paid to the losses suffered by the agricultural sector of Ukraine because of the full-scale war. The main problems of Ukraine's agriculture have been identified, the main of which are the following: low level of production productivity compared to the leading countries producing agricultural products in the world; inefficiency or lack of logistics chains; critically low level of digitization and automation at agricultural enterprises; depletion of land resources and deterioration of the ecological situation in the world; population growth and, as a result, aggravation of the food problem, etc. Prospective directions for recovery and development of this sector of the economy during the period of war reconstruction are characterized. The need for rapid introduction of digital technologies of Industry 4.0 in the agriculture of Ukraine to increase efficiency and ensure its competitiveness on the world market has been revealed. It is noted that the country's government should propose an effective and reasonable strategy for the recovery of the industry, as well as introduce programs to support agricultural companies. The authors concluded that in modern conditions, the deep integration of Ukraine into the EU based on partnership could become the only way of quick and real recovery of the agricultural sector of Ukraine.