УДК 338.43:332.2:631.1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36887/2415-8453-2025-4-15
JEL classification: Q10, Q15, R11, O13
Published: 19.12.2025
The purpose of this article is to analyze the level of resource potential and the efficiency of its utilization in agricultural enterprises of the Poltava region, Ukraine. The study employs statistical, comparative, and factor-analytic methods to assess the dynamics of land use, energy provision, and the organizational-legal forms of agricultural operations. The research reveals a 2.2% reduction in agricultural land area from 2016 to 2020, an 8.84% decrease in energy capacity from 2015 to 2020, and a clear trend toward land consolidation among medium and large enterprises. Specifically, the share of small farms (up to 50 hectares) decreased from 40.74% to 33.05%, while the share of medium and large farms (50–1000 hectares) increased. The study identifies key challenges, including soil degradation due to monoculture practices, violations of crop rotation, aging machinery, and inefficiencies in lease agreements that fail to incentivize soil fertility preservation. The scientific novelty lies in highlighting the impact of wartime conditions and lease relations on resource degradation, particularly soil depletion, and proposing region-specific solutions tailored to Poltava’s agricultural context. Practical significance is reflected in the developed recommendations, which include implementing scientifically grounded crop rotations to minimize soil exhaustion, promoting technical modernization through leasing and credit support for energy-efficient machinery, improving lease agreements with ecological-agronomic requirements, fostering cooperation among small and medium farms for enhanced resource use, and strengthening soil and resource monitoring systems, especially under martial law conditions. These measures aim to ensure sustainable development and competitiveness of the region’s agricultural sector. Future research directions include examining the impact of wartime and post-war recovery on resource potential, analyzing the restoration of material-technical bases, and exploring the role of digitalization, particularly precision agriculture technologies, in enhancing resource efficiency. The findings contribute to optimizing resource use, ensuring sustainable agricultural development, and improving the competitiveness of Poltava’s agricultural enterprises amid modern challenges, including economic instability and climate change.
Keywords: resource potential, agricultural enterprises, Poltava region, crop rotation, energy provision, lease relations.
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Ponochovna Olena. . Level of resource potential and efficiency of its use in agricultural enterprises of poltava region: analysis of trends and recommendations. The journal "Ukrainian Journal of Applied Economics and Technology". 2025 / #4. 81-84pp. https://doi.org/10.36887/2415-8453-2025-4-15
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Ponochovna Olena. "Level of resource potential and efficiency of its use in agricultural enterprises of poltava region: analysis of trends and recommendations". The journal "Ukrainian Journal of Applied Economics and Technology". . https://doi.org/10.36887/2415-8453-2025-4-15