Organizational-economic mechanism of the use of benchmarking in the activities of agricultural enterprises

The purpose of the article is the formation of the theoretical and methodological foundations of the organizational-economic mechanism of the use of benchmarking for further implementation in the practical activities of domestic agricultural enterprises. Research methods. Based on the analysis of the current development trends of the world agricultural leaders regarding the use of benchmarking at foreign enterprises, the theoretical foundations of understanding the definition of “agricultural benchmarking” and its main elements are identified. Using the expert method of research, it was determined that, agricultural enterprises, in addition to large agricultural holdings, do not use benchmarking. It was also found that the significant potential of agriculture in Ukraine, the growth of export volumes of products of the industry determine the importance of attracting proven foreign technologies to increase the level of innovation of agricultural enterprises and their management quality. Research results. The author's understanding of benchmarking processes of the theoretical and practical point of view is disclosed. The organizational and economic mechanism of the use of benchmarking in the activities of agricultural enterprises is built. It`s emphasized that the functioning of organizational-economic mechanism of benchmarking in the management of agricultural enterprises is directly related with the need to increase the level of agrarian enterprises competitiveness, in particular certain types of their products. Scientific novelty. The author's position on the formation of the organizational and economic mechanism of the use of benchmarking of agricultural enterprises is proposed, which will improve the management decision-making processes, to activate the tools of the effective realization of economic potential and renovation of potentially profitable directions of the development, and to find latent opportunities to increase the efficiency of agricultural enterprises. Practical significance. The proposed methods, levers and tools of the organizational and economic benchmarking mechanism are planned to be implemented at agricultural enterprises of Odessa region of livestock industry, where it is expected to increase the profitability and competitiveness of agricultural products. Figs.:1. Refs.: 14.