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Economy, finances, management: topical issues of science and practical activity

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Issue №: 3 (77)

Published: 2026.10.12
DOI: 10.37128/2411-4413-2026-3


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The journal deals with the issues of efficiency of functioning of the national economics and organizational forms of management of the national economy. Attention is paid to the problems of marketing, management and efficiency of production and economic activity of agrarian enterprises. The issues of public administration and administration, accounting and taxation, banking and insurance, forecasting and modeling of economic processes, foreign economic activity, commodity flows of economic entities and their infrastructure support.

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STRATEGIC ROLE OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN ENHANCING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF FOOD INDUSTRY ENTERPRISES AND STRENGTHENING OF UKRAINE'S FOOD SECURITY

DOI: 10.37128/2411-4413-2026-3-8
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DIDUR Kateryna – Candidate of Economic Sciences, Doctoral Student at the Department of Economics, Dnipro State Agrarian and Economic University (49009, Dnipro, 25, Serhiia Yefremova Str., e-mail: kmdidur@ukr.net, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8489-0308).

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The article examines the theoretical and methodological foundations of the formation and development of the circular economy as a strategic economic model capable of enhancing the competitiveness of food industry enterprises and strengthening of Ukraine’s food security. The relevance of the study is determined by the need to adapt enterprises to current economic, resource, environmental, and geopolitical challenges through the transition from a linear model of resource use to circular principles of production organization. The genesis of the circular economy concept is analyzed, the evolution of scientific views is summarized, contemporary approaches to defining its essence are systematized, and the author’s interpretation of the concept of the «circular economy» is proposed. The contribution of foreign and Ukrainian scholars to the development of circular economy theory is examined, and the common and distinctive features of the main scientific approaches are identified. Particular attention is paid to the evolution of the 3R–10R models, and the advantages of the 9R model as the most comprehensive framework for the practical implementation of circular economy principles are substantiated. A comparative analysis of the linear, green, bio-, and circular models of economic development is conducted. The study demonstrates that the implementation of circular principles promotes the integrated use of raw materials, reduces the material and energy intensity, fosters the development of innovative technologies, improves resource efficiency, and creates sustainable competitive advantages for food industry enterprises. The relationship between the development of the circular economy, the modernization of the food industry, and the strengthening of Ukraine’s food security is substantiated through improved efficiency in the use of natural resources, reduced food losses, the development of circular value chains, and enhanced export potential. The practical significance of the research lies in the possibility of applying its findings to the development of the strategies for the circular transformation of food industry enterprises, the formulation of public policy in the field of resource efficiency, and the strengthening of Ukraine’s food security.

Keywords: innovative development, competitiveness, food industry enterprises, food security, resource efficiency, sustainable development, circular economy.

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Topics of the journal:

С1 Economics and International Economic Relations (by specialization)

D1 Accounting and Taxation

D2 Finance, Banking, Insurance and Stock Market

D3 Management

D4 Public Management and Administration

D5 Marketing

D7 Trade

J3 Tourism and Recreation

 

Keywords: economics , international economic relations , accounting , taxation , finance , banking , insurance , stock market , management , public management and administration , marketing , trade , tourism and recreation
Key information:
ISSN (print): 2411-4413
DOI: 10.37128
All-Ukrainian scientific and production journal “Economics, finance, management: topical issues of science and practical activity” is a peer-reviewed open-access journal that publishes original research, theoretical articles and reviews on a wide range of economic and business issues. The articles, which have scientific and scientific-practical significance, highlight theoretical and methodological aspects of the development of agrarian sector of economy and related industries, the results of fundamental and applied research.
 
The purpose of the journal is to highlight the results of fundamental and applied research in the field of economic sciences, aimed at developing modern approaches to managing economic processes, financial support for enterprise activities and increasing the efficiency of economic systems. The publication is focused on creating a scientific environment for the exchange of research results between scientists, higher education students and practitioners in economic sphere, as well as on the dissemination of modern scientific and methodological approaches to solving current economic and management problems. The journal contributes to the development of the research in the field of enterprise economics, finance, accounting, auditing, management, marketing, entrepreneurship, trade, tourism and recreation, public management and administration, economic development and international economic relations, which meets the modern needs of the socio-economic development of the state.
 
The journal’s objectives are:
 • publishing the results of fundamental and applied research in the fields of economics, international economic relations, finance, management, public administration, accounting, marketing, tourism and recreation, and entrepreneurship;
• promoting the development of modern methods of managing enterprises and organizations, increasing the efficiency of using financial and material resources;
• supporting the research aimed at improving the economic mechanisms of enterprise functioning, developing innovative activity, and increasing the competitiveness of economic structures;
• ensuring the scientific exchange of research results between higher education institutions, scientific institutions, and business entities;
• developing methods of economic analysis, forecasting, and modeling of socio-economic processes;
• disseminating of modern approaches to financial management, accounting, taxation, and control of economic activity;
• promoting the development of interdisciplinary research related to the economic support of the development of agrarian sector of economy and rural areas;
• integration of scientific research results into the international scientific space and increasing the level of scientific communication.
Publisher: Vinnytsia National Agrarian University
Link to the journal on the publisher’s website: ”Economics, finance, management: topical issues of science and practical activity”
Frequency of issue: 4 times a year.
Language of publication: Ukrainian, English.
Editor-in-Chief: Inna Honcharuk
State registration: Decision of the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting No. 1337 and No. 1178. Media identifier – R30-05171. Publisher registration number (EDRPOU) 00497236.
Publisher’s ROR: https://ror.org/05m3ysc06 Publisher’s DOI prefix: 10.37128 ISSN (print): 2411-4413
Publisher DOI prefix: 10.37128 ISSN (print): 2411-4413
The scientific journal is included in category "B" of the List of scientific professional publications of Ukraine, in which the results of dissertations for the degree of Doctor and Candidate of Sciences in the specialties C1 (051) - Economics, D1 (071) - Accounting and Taxation, D2 (072) – Finance, Banking, Insurance and Stock Market, D3 (073) – Management, D5 (075) – Marketing, D7 (076) – Entrepreneurship and Trade, (241) – Hotel and Restaurant Business, D4 (281) – Public Management and Administration (Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine dated June 11, 2026 №928)
History of journal:

Founded in 1997 under the name ”Bulletin of Vinnytsia State Agricultural Institute”. In 2010-2014 it was published under the name “Collection of Scientific Papers of Vinnytsia National Agrarian University”. Since 2015 “Economics, finance, management: current issues of science and practical activity” (Certificate of State Registration of Mass Media No. 21154-10954 PR dated 12/31/2014).