Strategy for competitive development of forestry of Ukraine

The purpose of the article is to justify the strategy of competitive development of forestry in Ukraine and to develop measures for its implementation. The methodological basis of the research is the implementation of a system analysis, based on the results of which the strategy of competitive development of forestry is substantiated, and the conducted scientific generalizations determined the formulation of the main measures for the implementation of the specified strategy. The scientific novelty of the obtained results lies in the systematization and generalization of the main directions of the proposed strategy for the competitive development of the forest industry, which will increase the efficiency of the functioning of the entities of the forestry industry in Ukraine. The presented strategy is based on the need to create a legal, investment and innovative environment for the effective development of forestry with the simultaneous capitalization of assets of state forestry enterprises. Conclusions. The formation of the legal environment requires the development and adoption of normative and legislative acts aimed at creating favorable tax, customs, credit and institutional conditions for the competitive functioning of the industry. The creation of a competitive investment environment involves a system of measures related to the need to attract additional financial resources, in particular: implementation of the mechanism of state guarantees, direct long-term contracts between forestry enterprises and foreign investors regarding the sale of raw wood to the latter; joint agreements with local self-government bodies and subjects of agro-industrial production; formation of non-statutory formations in the form of clusters and industrial parks. The formation of an innovative competitive environment involves a system of measures aimed at implementing various organizational, production and financial innovations in it, in particular: diversification of production; introduction of the marketing management system; formation of own primary and advanced processing of wood by purchasing the necessary modern equipment and energy-saving technological lines. Keywords: forestry, competitiveness, innovative provision, investment environment, innovative development.