FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF AGRICULTURE SECTOR ENTERPRISES

Abstract

The development of the agricultural sector, like any other sector of the economy, depends significantly on funding. Insufficient funding is holding back a significant increase in the efficiency of agro-industrial enterprises. Information on the importance of agricultural enterprises in the development of Ukraine's economy is given. The article analyzes the results of the budget program PCECC 1201150 "Financial support of agricultural producers" in 2020, the current state and trends in lending to agricultural enterprises. Analyzing the attraction of soft loans by businesses in the agro-industrial complex in 2020, it was found that most agricultural enterprises need funds to replenish working capital, and long-term loans are in demand due to the need to upgrade fixed assets and construction and reconstruction of production facilities. Some programs confirm that the priority areas of state support for agricultural producers in 2021, as in previous years, are the development of animal husbandry, horticulture, farming, as well as cheaper loans and purchase of agricultural machinery. The results of the state program "Affordable loans 5-7-9%" are presented, according to which agricultural enterprises received almost half of the total amount of loans issued. The specific features of the agro-industrial complex presented in the article are the factors holding back their lending, so we believe that it would be appropriate to consider the creation of a specialized agricultural bank that would lend to small and medium-sized agricultural enterprises. The services of commercial banks that they offer for enterprises in the agricultural sector are analyzed. The variety of services and programs is due to the desire of banks to attract as large a range of enterprises in the agricultural sector to provide them with funds for further development.