Institutional bases for interaction between agricultural advisory services and almagamated hromadas

Abstract

The article is devoted to the research of the institutional foundations of interaction between agricultural advisory services and amalgamated hromadas (AH). The goal of the article is to generalize the institutional framework for cooperation between agricultural advisory services and AH. The institutional components of the state regulation of agricultural advisory services are determined. Also the main subjects among Central executive authorities for solving these issues are defined. The results of questionnaire survey to determine of aspects of attitude of the community leadership to the solution of their problem and reciprocity with advisory services are presented. Three groups of AH actual problems have been determined. In the context of realization of institution provisions is substantiated the order of advisory services for solving of these problems. The results of the research of self-government bodies readiness to participate in the financing of the agricultural advisory activity are represented. The order of solving of the priority tasks for formation of the agricultural advisory system in rural hromadas is grounded. The priority tasks are include: 1) establishment of system communications between advisory services and AH; 2) preparation of mechanisms (models) for involving of local communities in agricultural advisory activity. Rural communities can count on different types of state support on the base of cooperation with agricultural advisory. It seems expedient for the Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine to initiate the elaboration of mechanisms for state stimulation of community cooperation in the advisory sphere. The priority measures for convergence of the system of agricultural advisory and AH have been identified. It connect with coordination of activity for information exchange between executive authorities, self-government communities and subjects of agricultural advisory. This is an objective necessity and will permit to obtain a synergistic effect: increasing the ability of rural amalgamated hromadas to solve their own problems independently, improving the living standards of the rural population. An extremely relevant topic is launching of pilot projects for the development of advisory services in AH, including the use of mechanisms of inter-municipal cooperation. International technical assistance projects should be more actively involved in this work. Prospects for further research are conclude in elaboration of the specific mechanisms of cooperation between the subjects of advisory services with the AH leadership in solving of existing problems.