Public policy in the agricultural sector in context of sustainable development

This research aims to consider the main components of the concept of sustainable development, as well as to identify the main directions of public policy in the agrarian sector in a context of sustainable development.Taking the above mentioned into consideration, public policy in the agricultural sector in the context of sustainable development aims at simultaneously achieving both food and environmental sustainability and security, which, in turn, serves as a guarantee of long-term positive dynamics of economic development.Environmental issues include the negative consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the inefficient use of agricultural land, the imperfection of legislation on state environmental supervision, etc.That is why the main task of public policy in the environmental field -at the present stage -is prevention of further environmental pollution and minimization of negative environmental impact, technological renewal of the agricultural sector, as well as stable and balanced use of natural resources, creation of conditions for transition to their restoration.Public policy in the agricultural sector in a context of sustainable development should be based on the consideration of global, national, regional and local factors.At the same time, an important guarantee of the success of sustainable development is the pursuit of economic activity, which will maintain a balance between social needs, environmental costs and economic benefits.For this purpose Ukraine should develop a national plan for implementing the ideas of sustainable development of the agricultural sector as an integral part of the development of the national economy.And a great significance in this case can play a positive foreign experience, because for the last period of time, the concept of sustainable development is one of the priorities in policy Western economies. Key words: development of agricultural sector