Целесообразность использования методологии форсайта при разработке Единой комплексной стратегии развития сельского хозяйства и сельских территорий на 2015-2020 гг.

У статті розкрито сутність та особливості методології форсайту, окреслена йогороль та визначено характерні риси і відмінності від інших інструментів вивченнямайбутнього. Встановлено, що форсайт дозволяє не лише спрогнозувати майбутнє,але й скоригувати його відповідно до поставлених цілей, залучаючи широке колофахівців, а також громадськість та спираючись на новітні наукові розробки. Об-ґрунтовано доцільність використання методології форсайту при розробці Єдиноїкомплексної стратегії розвитку сільського господарства та сільських територій на2015–2020 рр.In the Article the essence and peculiarities of foresight methods have been revealed, the role thereof has been described, and characteristic features and differences from other instruments of study of the future have been determined. It has been established that foresight allows not only to forecast the future but also to adjust it in accordance with the set goals, attracting the wide range of specialists and public, relying on the latest research. Expediency of the use of foresight methods in the development of unified complex strategy of agriculture and rural area development for the years 2015-2020 has been substantiated. Scientists and practitioners have already agreed that strategic management is a process of predicting the future through the creation and implementation of a strategy, but the methods, methods and tools for designing and implementing the strategy remain controversial. The development and use of the foresight concept are directly related to the modern requirements for strategic management. The methods used in the projects and received the generic name foresight (from the English foresight - "prediction"), have proven themselves as the most effective tool for selecting priorities in the field of science and technology, and later, and a much wider range of socio-economic development problems.The swiftness of change enhances competition and challenges leaders of different levels the need for strategic thinking and increased flexibility in state strategic planning for the further development of society. To know the driving forces of the future means getting the opportunity not only to develop those perspective directions, which can give the greatest effect, but also influence the formation of new trends. Consequently, the current issues of Ukrainian science and practice at this time are the search for and application of new effective tools of strategic planning and management in the context of social transformations taking place in the state. There is no doubt that only the state policy that can correctly assess the present is effective, is able to use political experience and anticipate the possible consequences of the decisions made.