Trends in the development of Ukrainian agribusiness in the conditions of martial law

This study presented a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on agribusiness management. Drawing on a dataset of 742 academic publications from the Scopus database (2014-2024), the study tracked how business-related themes have evolved during the war, shedding light on the broader socio-economic context in which these themes are embedded. The analysis highlighted the interconnected nature of research across disciplines, illustrating how broader studies on geopolitical conflict, trade disruptions, and humanitarian issues serve as a backdrop for more focused inquiries into agribusiness management. This layered approach allowed for a clearer understanding of the war’s influence on firms’ operational environments, the challenges posed to continuity, and the adaptive responses undertaken by companies within and beyond the conflict zone. The results of the study identified seven key areas of agribusiness management affected by the war: retention of personnel and workforce safety, market diversification, business relocation, the launch of new business lines, ensuring functionality under force majeure conditions, maintaining and protecting sales markets, and strengthening information protection and cybersecurity. By synthesising prior inquiries, this analysis underscored common themes, highlighted key research gaps, and suggested future directions for research and practice. A paradigm for the formation of an agri-startup that will contribute to increasing economic stability and the development of agribusiness has been proposed