Formation of Environmental Food Potential of Sumy Region of Ukraine Based on Logistic Management

  • Margarita Lyshenko, Nataliia Makarenko, Valentina Mushtai, Victoria Makarova, Inna Kharchenko

Abstract

In Ukraine, the problem of providing food to the population is particularly acute today. Because of the decline in the food supply potential of the agro industrial complex, there was a fall in production and a decrease in the quality of agricultural products. This situation has led to the fact that imported agricultural products are gradually displacing domestic products from the market, which leads to higher prices and a shortage of high quality products.

One of the main reasons that impedes the proper functioning of the market is the problem of managing food flows in the sales area. In this situation, there is a certain threat to food security in the regional market, so to meet the needs of the population in food products it is necessary to form a methodology for studying the regional food market based on the principles of logistical management of food flows. At the same time, the external environment of agricultural producers is becoming more dynamic, uncertain and complex, requiring a high level of adaptation and stability of the formed flow control systems. That is why the current practice of flow management in agricultural enterprises characterized by an intensive transition from coordination of individual logistics functions or operations to integrated management of logistics business processes, as well as ensures the development of production and logistics management in the direction of concentration and increase the value chain of agribusiness products.

The purpose of the article. Formation of methodological bases for the search for innovative models of formation and management of food potential, which will allow to carry out a thorough assessment of the ability of enterprises in the market for their innovative development when applying a logistic approach to flow management, which is an important condition for achieving sustainable competitiveness of the agricultural industry.

Results. The achievement of food security requires the formulation, planning and implementation of food policies that ensure the adequacy and stability of food supply. Nevertheless, the most serious changes occur with a further decline in income levels - the abandonment of staple foods, replacing them in the diet with cheaper and less nutritious foods. This raises the problem of making foods that would be available both physically and economically, i.e. products of the same quality, but cheaper. In this regard, the task was proposed to optimize the structure of the acreage to achieve food security for the region. This task was solved in two stages. In the first stage, based on the actual crop yield, the model of crop structure of Sumy region was optimized to provide the population with the last necessary minimum food. In the second stage, based on the interests of the region, managerial logistical decisions are made on the structure of the crops grown, taking into account their yields for each region. Calculations of additional funds released are being proposed for purchase of other types of food. This model reflects the way in which existing cultivated areas are distributed to reach the area's food supply.

The implementation of this model makes it possible to claim that in such a survey the regions are able to provide themselves with food and even create their overproduction, which will allow them to obtain additional funds for the purchase of other types of food.

Conclusion. The results of the study indicate that the food market is a key market that affects the quality and standard of living of the population, as well as the self-sufficiency of the region. This is because food markets are one of the primary human needs - the need for food. Managerial logistical decisions to optimize the structure of cultivated crops have made it possible to calculate the additional released funds that are proposed to be channeled to other types of food in the context of predicting internal and external threats to food security. The proposed methodology for exploring the potential of the regional food market by applying a logistic approach will increase its efficiency and help meet the external needs of consumers and the internal needs of agricultural production with the necessary intensity and the lowest possible logistical costs, based on the interests of the region. At the same time, the basic principles of logistical management were formed in the context of formation of the food potential of the region, namely support to the process of ensuring the satisfaction of external needs of consumers in finished agro-production, internal production needs in the resources of industrial and agricultural origin; required intensity of biological, material and other flows and formation of optimal logistics costs.

Published
2020-10-03
How to Cite
Margarita Lyshenko, Nataliia Makarenko, Valentina Mushtai, Victoria Makarova, Inna Kharchenko. (2020). Formation of Environmental Food Potential of Sumy Region of Ukraine Based on Logistic Management. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29(04), 10287 -. Retrieved from http://sersc.org/journals/index.php/IJAST/article/view/33066