Certification as a component of ensuring efficiency of organic productions activity

The trend towards healthy nutrition is gaining considerable popularity among the population both on global and domestic level. One of its main components is the consumption of organic products. Certification is considered an important way to confirm that certain products are organic. Ukraine is characterized by significant potential for the production of organic products, also our country is one of the world leaders in terms of their exports, providing significant financial income and population employment. As a result of Russia's military action, the activities of Ukrainian organic sector organizations have come under threat. The importance of certification for ensuring the effective activity of organic market operators, its legislative and regulatory base of its implementation in Ukraine, the main branches of organic production, state regulation of bodies for its implementation, stages and features of this process, its duration, official registration of its results were analyzed and researched in the article. The basic normative documents for conformity of which the certification of organic productions and products in the international, foreign and domestic practice is carried out were defined and characterized. A list of certification bodies for organic production recognized by the European Commission for the provision of control services for organic production and circulation of organic products in Ukraine, which have the right to issue certificates of inspection for export. It was determined that among them the domestic organization LLC "Organic Standard” is presented. Its services are characterized by the highest popularity at the Ukrainian level. Based on the analyzed material, it was investigated that certification significantly contributes to the effective operation of organic market participants, especially producers, creating conditions for consumer confidence, opening markets, cooperation, product diversification, product quality management and managing risks. Also it was established that certification is especially important for economic recovery in martial law.