ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON CREATING A SYSTEM OF RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY SERVICES IN UKRAINE: STRATEGIC ASPECTS AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS
The roundtable ‘Creation of a system of rural and agricultural advisory services in Ukraine’, held on 25 February 2025, became an important platform for discussing strategic aspects of advisory services development in the context of Ukraine's agrarian and rural European integration. Organised by the National Association of Agricultural Advisory Services of Ukraine and the National Research Centre ‘Institute of Agrarian Economics’, the event brought together leading scientists, experts and representatives of government agencies.
The event was attended by certified advisers from the Institute of Accounting and Finance, including Valerii ZHUK, Academician of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences, Professor, Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Institute, as well as Olena VOLOSHYNA and Svitlana YEVCHU. The event was also attended by Professor Stanislav VASYLISHYN, Director of the Institute, and Scientific Secretary Yuliia NEZHYD.
Maksym KOBZYSTYI, Doctor of Economics, Head of the Department of Management, Public Administration and Management of the Institute of Agrarian Economics, representative of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Andrii HAIDUTSKYI, PhD in Economics, Senior Researcher at the Department of Management, Public Administration and Management of the National Research Centre ‘Institute of Agrarian Economics’ Nataliia POKHYLENKO.
The event contributed to a deeper understanding of the role of advisory services in the current challenges of agricultural policy, identifying the prospects for its development and strengthening cooperation between the scientific community, practitioners and government agencies. We are grateful to the organisers for their initiative and promotion of professional dialogue.
