Global climate crisis and its impact on the development of the agricultural sector of the Ukrainian economy

Currently, climate change is manifested throughout the territory of Ukraine. Rural areas are the most sensitive to these changes, as the manifestations of climate change, such as rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, and natural weather events significantly affect agriculture and the quality of life in rural areas. The purpose of the research – explore the impact of the global climate crisis on the development and efficiency of the agricultural sector of the Ukrainian economy at the zonal level and scientifically substantiate the conceptual vision of the strategic principles of adaptation of agricultural production to its consequences. In performing the study, a set of general scientific methods and techniques was used: monographic – in the study of domestic and foreign publications on the studied issues; mathematical statistics – to assess the absolute and relative deviation of agricultural production of strategic agricultural products from the average long-term volume at the regional level of the economy in terms of ensuring food security in the context of achieving sustainable development purposes; system approach based on the principles of system analysis and synthesis – to substantiate the relationship between sustainable development and food security, and the efficiency of agricultural production; abstract-logical – for theoretical generalisation of research results; economic analysis – to study the efficiency of agricultural production. The climate data of Ukraine are analysed. Based on a systematic analysis, the impact of the global climate crisis on the development of the agricultural sector of the economy in terms of assessing the level of food security in the context of achieving sustainable development purposes is explored. Established that during the period of data analysis from 2015 to 2020, due to a combination of adverse weather and climatic factors, fluctuations in annual precipitation and an increase in average air temperature, the level of sustainability of agricultural production in the Steppe regions decreased. A high level of variability in grain production was observed in some regions of all-natural and climatic zones. Based on the combination of theories of socio-economic and sustainable development, the theoretical and methodological approaches to assessing the impact of the global climate crisis on the development and efficiency of the agricultural sector of the Ukrainian economy at the zonal level were further explored. The results of the study are acceptable for practical use in the development and substantiation of regional and national strategies for the development of agro-industrial production and its adaptation to the challenges associated with the global climate crisis, and in further scientific research