Theoretical and methodological basis of agricultural cooperation development in Ukraine

The purpose of the article is to reveal the essence of the processes related to institutional changes in the legal regulation of the agricultural cooperation development. Research methods. Built on the doctrine of the fundamental principles of cooperation. The dialectical method of scientific knowledge, systemic generalization, abstract synthesis was used in accordance with the changes in the legislative framework when defining the essence and methodological assessment of relations in agriculture. Research results. A substantiated analysis of changes in the legal framework for the development of agricultural cooperation in 2020 is carried out. The need to harmonize the fundamental principles of cooperation and the practice of forming agricultural cooperatives in rural areas is proved, taking into account the development priorities of various cooperative structures. Scientific novelty. The essence of the operation of the legal framework for the formation and functioning of agricultural cooperatives in the context of the transformation of the development of the agrarian sector of the economy is revealed, legal collisions of the formation of pseudo-cooperatives are substantiated. Practical significance. The disadvantages of the new legislative framework for the development of agricultural cooperation in Ukraine are indicated, which can be used in the formation of the programmatic basis for the creation of agricultural cooperatives. Refs.: 15.