Ekologiczno-gospodarcze zagrożenia w rolnictwie

The article considers the problem of introduction of sustainable land use principles as a component of sustainable development in Ukraine and prevention of environmental and economic threats in agriculture by making rational decisions. Sustainable development includes three main components - economic, environmental and social. Enterprises heads and farm managers pay the most attention to the economic component, while social component is considered from the perspective of an effective rural infrastructure creation and meeting social needs. The environmental component remains beyond the managers' attention. The reason is the insufficient funding of rural communities and agricultural enterprises. Farm managers are supposed to be responsible for creating favourable environmental conditions, and even though the territory of Ukraine is characterized by significant anthropological activity, the prerequisites for sustainable development and sustainable land use are quite favourable, which means that it is necessary to elaborate a mechanism of land resources management by taking rational decisions to improve agricultural production. Economic evaluation of land and land use sustainability index could be the proper instruments for effective solutions in this case. When combined they provide to making rational decisions.