Agrarian potential of Ukraine under post-Maidan crisis and armed conflict: factors and patterns of regional unevenness

Problem Statement. Regional socio-economic development is characterized by diversity and multifacetedness stipulated with different impacts of factors. Ukraine has a pronounced spatial asymmetry regions; therefore, it an important case for study various components regional unevenness. In the present context post-Maidan crisis armed conflict, uneven agrarian potential in becoming increasingly important, whereas to assess monitor regions economic food security country regions. Research Methodology. The research focuses on assessment Ukraine’s 2015 2018, rather than empirical comparison before during conflict. A hierarchical model assessing Ukraine's been elaborated. Based factor analysis results, individual influence each was determined. Using method ranking Kohonen Self-Organizing Mapping, changes conflict period were investigated, trajectories this revealed. This paper aims identify patterns determine factors that influenced its unevenness Results. results prove increase divergence development. impact production revealed grow natural resources macroeconomic weaken. are determined; they typified nine types Recommendations given policy sector order mitigate Given facing problem inconsistency institutional environment needs agropotential development, very implement transformations, which should focus harmonization state EU principles.