Bachurina, I. V., & Butko, M. P. (2009). Plodoovocheva haluz' Ukrayiny: rehional'ni vyklyky [Fruit and Vegetable Industry of Ukraine: Regional Challenges]. Rehional'na ekonomika - Regional Economy, 53(3), 264 p. [in Ukrainian].

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Different approaches to the researches of regional problems of development of fruit and vegetable industry in Ukraine have been considered and critically analysed. Regional features of development of fruit and vegetable markets in Ukraine and perspective tendencies have been substantiated. The prospects of development of fruit and vegetable industry of Ukraine according to a cluster model, grounded and approved author’s method of determination of potential clusters and their kernels have been aprobated. The author’s hypothesis on the decisive role of elements of sale infrastructure for allocation and development of fruit and vegetable industry of Ukraine have been confirmed by calculations.

Keywords:

regional approach, fruit and vegetable industry, cluster, concentration