The System of Indicators for Monitoring the Achievement of the Goals of Sustainable Development in the Agrarian Sector

• Main Authors: Chala Tеtyana G., Korepanov Georgii S., Chernenko Daryna I.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Research Centre of Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine 2017-06-01
• Series: Bìznes Inform
• Subjects: sustainable development; goals of sustainable development (GSD); system of indicators; agrarian sector; FAO; Agriculture Orientation Index (AOI)
• Online Access: http://www.business-inform.net/export_pdf/business-inform-2017-6_0-pages-130_138.pdf

The article describes the results of statistical evaluation of the system of indicators for monitoring the achievement of the goals of sustainable development (GSD) in the agrarian sector. It has been determined that, in order to achieve sustainable development, the following three pillars need to be reconciled: economic growth, social integration, and environmental protection. The objectives and indicators of the GSD 2 «Overcoming hunger, achieving food security, improving nutrition, and facilitating sustainable development of agriculture» were considered in detail. It has been determined that the indicator, which illustrates vividly the status and perspective of development of the agrarian sector, is the indicator 2.a.1 «Index of orientation towards agriculture, defined by the public expenditure structure». Methods for calculation of the Agriculture Orientation Index (AOI) were considered. The dynamics of the AOI for Ukraine and world-wide for 2004-2013 were analyzed. The values of the AOI index for Ukraine, the neighboring countries, and the EU Member States in 2013 have been provided. It has been determined that Ukraine has a low AOI among the EU countries and among the neighboring countries, which indicates a poor orientation towards agriculture.