Methods of environmental audit of economic activity in agriculture with regard to the agroecological condition of land resources

Economic Annals-ХХI: Volume 154, Issue 9-10, Pages: 103-106

Citation information:
Kocherga, M. (2015). Methods of environmental audit of economic activity in agriculture with regard to the agroecological condition of land resources. Economic Annals-XXI, 9-10, 103-106. https://ea21journal.world/index.php/ea-v154-24/

Mykola Kocherga
PhD (Agricultural Sciences),
Senior Research Fellow,
Leading Research Fellow,
Institute of Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development of
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
60 Taras Shevchenko Str., Kyiv, 01032, Ukraine
ecoinvestcom@ukr.net

Methods of environmental audit of economic activity in agriculture with regard to the agroecological condition of land resources

Abstract. This paper deals with a methodical approach to environmental audit of economic activities in agriculture, which in contrast to existing ones, takes into account the indicator of their sensitivity degree regarding the interdependence between profit and agroecological state of land resources of agricultural enterprises in order to provide sustainable agricultural production.

Keywords: Environmental Audit; Economic Activities; Agriculture; Activity; Agroecological Condition; Land Resources

JEL Classification: O13; Q12; Q15; Q24

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Received 20.10.2015