The dissertation addresses strategic management of sustainable agricultural land use by integrating economic, environmental, social, institutional, digital, and project-oriented mechanisms. Recommendations are proposed for digital land-resource management, organic production, and improved land-use efficiency.
The study clarifies its key concepts. Land is viewed not merely as a means of production but as strategic natural capital whose management affects enterprise competitiveness, food security, the resilience of agricultural landscapes, and rural development.
Strategic management of sustainable land use is substantiated as an integrated system for forming, implementing, and adjusting decisions. Performance depends on the institutional environment, public regulation, market infrastructure, and modern technologies. The study combines strategic planning, environmental and risk-oriented management, digital monitoring, and adaptive governance.
A methodological approach to the comprehensive assessment of agricultural land-use efficiency and sustainability is improved. It integrates economic, environmental, social, and managerial dimensions through interrelated indicators and an integral measure of strategic performance. The approach supports objective assessment of land-resource use, timely identification of risks, and formation of an information and analytical basis for strategic decisions.
The analysis of the Poltava region confirms extensive agricultural development and substantial land-resource potential. However, it also reveals an intensive-exploitative land-use model, land degradation, increasing anthropogenic pressure, a reduction in forage land, and ecological imbalance in agricultural landscapes. The transition to a model harmonizing economic, environmental, and social priorities is therefore substantiated.
A concept and organizational-managerial mechanism for the strategic management of sustainable land use are developed. The mechanism covers strategic analysis, goal setting, planning, implementation, monitoring, performance assessment, and adaptive adjustment. Its use improves managerial adaptability, the rational utilization of land potential, and the competitiveness of agricultural enterprises.
The strategic role of digital transformation is substantiated. The original projects “Digital Agro-Poltava”, “AgroLand Control”, and “Smart Land Poltava” integrate geographic information systems, remote sensing, digital platforms, Big Data analytics, and decision-support tools. These solutions improve land monitoring, information support, production planning, and environmental control while contributing to lower costs and risks.
An approach to environmentally oriented land use is improved through economic and mathematical modelling that incorporates production, financial, resource, and environmental constraints. Practical testing confirms that economic efficiency can be increased while restoring soil fertility, optimizing cropping patterns, and minimizing degradation processes.
An integrated full-cycle organic-production business project is developed, covering raw-material production, processing, certification, logistics, marketing, and product distribution. The project supports value creation, income diversification, higher investment attractiveness, stronger competitiveness, and access to international organic-product markets.
The practical value of the findings lies in their application by public authorities, local governments, agricultural enterprises, research institutions, and educational establishments when developing sustainable land-use strategies, transforming the agricultural sector digitally, advancing organic production, and implementing policies for the rational use and protection of land
