Investments in the formation and development of the resource potential of agricultural enterprises

Abstract

In modern conditions, the agricultural sector is an economically and socially significant branch of the national economy. Its sustainable development depends on the adequate attraction of investments and their effective utilization to create a foundation for increasing the quantity and quality of food production and ensuring food security. Enhancing investment processes and seeking ways to improve the investment support of agricultural enterprises will contribute to financing resource potential management systems, economic development of enterprises, and strengthening their production capacities, positively influencing the nation's food security.

The purpose of research is to study the theoretical and methodological foundations of investments and investment activities, as well as the principles of forming and developing the resource potential of agricultural enterprises under current economic conditions.

Methods: In order to achieve the purpose of research, including a comprehensive analysis and assessment of investments and their impact on the agricultural sector's development, several methods were utilized. Analysis and synthesis, along with comparison, were used to explore key concepts, systematize and compare approaches to defining investments and assessing their impact on the agricultural sector. Statistical analysis was employed to evaluate indicators of financial stability, profitability, and innovation activity of agricultural enterprises. Modeling was applied to build a system of interconnections among the structural elements of enterprises' resource potential.

Results: The study identified the essential content of the categorical concepts of investments, resource potential, and its structural features, as well as the formation of the resource potential of agricultural enterprises. It was substantiated that the investment component forms and strengthens the resource potential of the sector, enhances the qualitative characteristics of production factors, and stabilizes the financial condition of enterprises. It was proven that investment attractiveness is a key factor determining an enterprise's ability to attract investments and retain investors. Factors influencing investment attractiveness were identified, sources of financing were explored, and directions for improving the investment climate in the agricultural sector were studied.

Conclusions: The resource potential of agricultural sector enterprises develops under challenging conditions and is influenced by numerous negative external factors. These challenges are linked to difficulties in developing the main elements of resource potential, as well as global transformations in economic relations at both national and international levels.