The article analyzes the historical and legal approach to the evolution of the status of agricultural producers. The purpose of the article is to determine the evolution of the legal status of agricultural producers. The author analyzes the main determinants which influenced the formation of the legal status of an agricultural producer. It is proved that the legal status of agricultural producers is formed in accordance with a certain historical stage of society development, which is influenced by social, economic, political, climatic, security and rule-making determinants. It is determined that agriculture was the basic form of economic activity, and the Ukrainian agrarian model was formed under the influence of the agricultural tradition, Cossack self-government and monastic farms. The significance of the national agricultural determinant is revealed through the historical significance of the Cossacks, in particulartheir work on the land, self-government and mobility as factors in the formation of Ukrainian agrarian identity. The author emphasizes that monastic farms in Ukraine were one of the first forms of collective agricultural enterprises that combined common ownership, organized labor, and legally enshrined legal status. The article traces the impact of the 1917 revolution, which destroyed the individual model of farming and introduced collective forms of management. The article highlights the formation of the Ukrainian agrarian paradigm, which dates back to Kievan Rus. It is noted that farming and collective farming models were closely linked to the value of land, work on one’s own land, and the desire for economic independence and self-government. It is emphasized that land has become not only the basis of prosperity, but also an important element of the national identity of Ukrainians. At the same time, it is emphasized that the modern understanding of an agricultural producer in Ukraine began to take shape in the context of the transition to a market economy, land and agrarian reforms. The author outlines the need to preserve the national agrarian identity in the process of adapting legislation to EU requirements.
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