Scientific Journal of KubSAU

The article considers the prospects for development of small enterprises, and held strategic SWOT - analysis of internal and external factors

The paper clarifies the conceptual apparatus of subjects of small farms in agriculture, sup-plemented theory of the balance development of the market products, systematized the in-struments of state control of the development process of SFB in AIC subject to the condi-tions of economic space WTO

The article systematizes the singularity de-velopment and management of small farms (SFB), analyzes their competitive position, the technique of definition of the capacity of their market segment, is a model of a con-sumer cooperative multi SFB

The article suggests a definition of interpretation of the category of "small forms of management" in the agri-cultural sector; promising areas forming relationships for a small agricultural enterprise are also being proposed

Theoretical, transformational and practical provisions for the development and regulation of small businesses and farms in the country's economy and agriculture are being cleared up. In the process of studying the problem we used logical reasoning, methods of comparing, and monographic, economic and statistical methods also. It is shown that small farming forms (SFF) in agriculture are essential for progressive development of agriculture, which is now recognized as a growth point of import substitution in all national economy. Given the author's interpretation of the category definition "small farming form" in agriculture differs from other definitions, in a more complete evaluation and statistics, provisions regarding private cottages and households as the SFF, their locality of functioning, independence in taking risks, increased adaptation, economic and legal binding, spectrum of production. The article shows the history of definitions of small business and small farming forms, stages of small business development, the scope of its practice abroad and in our country. It is said that a leading role in the formation of small farms belonged to households, which are still playing a leading role in production of agricultural products for their own consumption (without selling on the market). It is noted that at the present stage of industrial transformation of small businesses and small farms they often have a low mechanization level, high cost structure of manual labor. They have problems in adapting to the sector of services, in embedding into a complex system of relationships with medium and large business on the basis of technological specialization and also promoting innovation. It is emphasized that today the growing role of small businesses, small farms makes it more pragmatic to assess the prospects of development of this sector in our country