Ecologization of agriculture in the scope of sustainable development of Ukraine

Abstract

The ecologization of agriculture in the modern world has become one of the urgent issues of the social development along with the issue of food safety. The relevance of ecologization of agriculture is caused by a sharp deterioration in the ecological state of natural resources, decrease of soil fertility and deterioration in quality of the agricultural products. The implementation of ecologization of agriculture will contribute to the improvement of a state of agricultural ecosystems through the application of biological cycles and biological activity in the soil, focus on the use of ecological methods of farming with the use of renewable resources and on the principle of sustainable nature management, and will provide the adaptation of agricultural ecosystems to the regional conditions by applying cultural, biological and mechanical methods. The introduction of organic agriculture is one of the ways to solve the issue from the point of view of ecologization. As of today, the organic agriculture is the most progressive form of production of high-quality and safe products, which involves an ecologically-sound, economically feasible and socially-just impact on the living nature with a proper consideration of the most rational use of its resources. Contrary to other methods of agricultural production, the organic farming is based on the application of resource-saving technologies, minimization of mechanical cultivation, use of biological crop protection agents, use of all types of organic fertilizers, and the exclusion of genetically modified organisms from the production process. The formation and implementation of ecologization of agriculture will contribute to the reduction of human impact on the environment, creation of conditions for the social and economic wellbeing of the population, economic development and competitiveness of the agricultural growers and producers.