SOCIO-ECONOMIC COMPONENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE BASIS OF AGROECOLOGY: SCIENTIFIC AND APPLIED ASPECTS

The study emphasizes the lack of adequate focus on socio-economic component agroecology, content which as a scientific direction, public movement, and management method is usually represented in context interaction between natural environment agriculture. socio-economic, socio-cultural, institutional factors influencing agroecological transition agriculture rural areas to sustainable development are revealed, directions their activation for formation agro-food systems shown. Socio-economic aspects agroecology reflected relations regarding creation its outputs – organic products environmental goods. Socio-cultural aspects, turn, represent needs, values, motives, etc., thus behavior people towards products. shaped by regulations unwritten rules that define production consumption these Food Agriculture Organisation United Nations (FAO) interprets term "agroecology" essentially term. nature manifested alignment with achievement Sustainable Development Goals: economic (strengthening food security, poverty alleviation), ecological (mitigating climate change impacts, preserving ecosystems), social goals (eliminating hunger, reducing inequality, providing employment youth, promoting gender equality). Agroecology capable should ensure optimal flora fauna, humans, environment, taking into account necessary equitable (inclusive) systems. Small-scale agricultural producers play crucial role shaping such To enhance promote agri-food Ukraine, it to: improve development, modern agroecology; strengthen stability, resilience, inclusiveness local, regional, national systems; create mechanisms support practices, particularly family peasant farms farming households.