LAND MARKET: REALITIES OF UKRAINE AND EXPERIENCE OF POLAND

Agricultural lands are an indispensable resource for ensuring food security in Ukraine. Ukraine is on the path of reforming land relations and forming a market for agricultural land. Since Poland is close to Ukraine in terms of climatic conditions and land use, its experience had been taken into account. The purpose of the article is to form the process of the agricultural land market in Ukraine based on the experience of Poland. To study the research problems, comparative methods of research and observation have been used, as well as methods of synthesis, analysis and abstract logical approaches to the search, justification and determination of periods of development of land relations in Ukraine and Poland. The article discusses the approaches of scientists to determining the essence of the "land market", outlines the conditions for the development of the land market in European countries (Holland, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Great Britain, Scotland, Spain, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, and Estonia). The periods of development of the land market in Poland and Ukraine have been highlighted. An analytical assessment of the market for the purchase and sale of agricultural land in the regions of Ukraine has been carried out (indicating the number of transactions completed and the total area of land plots). Comparative information on the cost of land in the European Union countries has been provided. The authors' vision of the process of forming the agricultural land market in Ukraine is summarized, highlighting: I- Legal regulation; II- The step-by-step process of implementing the reform in accordance with the legislative framework, features of the implementation of land reform under martial law; III- Implementation of the land market using a transparent system through the Application (Unified portal of public services) Action; VI - State control over available agricultural lands and their legal structure; V - Conducting an expert assessment of land plots and/or determining their regulatory assessment; VI - State control over available agricultural lands and their legal structure; VII- Constant monitoring of the functional use of agricultural land.