Znaczenie sektora agrobiznesu w Polsce i na Ukrainie

The article attempts to compare the importance of agribusiness in the economy in Ukraine and Poland. The analysis covered the years 2001-2015. The data came from official statistical sources. It was found that the importance of agribusiness to the Polish economy decreased over the entire period considered, its share in GVA in whole economy in 2015 was 6%, while in Ukraine it was as much as 15% and in recent years has been increasing. Agrobusiness also had a high share in exports. In Poland, it was 15, and in Ukraine as much as 38% in 2015. The employment structure in agribusiness was dominated by employment in agriculture with a share of about 80% in both countries. The internal structure of agribusiness was more modern in Poland, where as much as 58% of gross value added of agribusiness was generated in the food processing sector. In Ukraine, it was only 24%. The importance of agribusiness in the Ukrainian economy was higher than in Poland, it also has there a more raw character. The bigger potential for further development of agribusiness is in Ukraine, due to the large agricultural land resources and the large potential for increased production and processing of food and its exports.