Law Journal of the National Academy of Internal Affairs

Food security is the key to the social and political stability of the society, the existence and development of the nation, as well as the sustainable economic development of the country. In the current conditions of a large-scale social and economic crisis and the existing military operations in the East of Ukraine, our state faced significant challenges and threats to food security, so the issue of its strengthening has risen sharply than ever. It is impossible to underestimate the scale and consequences of raiding in the agrarian sphere, which significantly threaten Ukraine’s food security. In the article the author describes the most typical methods of raiding in the agrarian sphere, namely: appropriation of property and lands of agricultural enterprises using forged documents; conclusion of fictitious transactions by certifying them by dishonest registrars (corruption element – private notaries conduct appropriate registration actions for certain remuneration; redemption of corporate rights to farms through "judicial machinations". In the study, the author notes that raider attacks occur most often with the participation of registrars and notaries, and raider seizures of the property of agroenterprises are the physical seizure of the land plot and the harvest of crops, using physical measures and sometimes violent actions. In this regard, the author stresses the need to eliminate conflicts in the organizational and legal documents that regulate the following: modern agrarian relations; identification and elimination of gaps in the regulations, in order to prevent possible corruption risks; measures to counteract the realization of typical schemes of raider attacks in the agricultural sector of the economy. Given the practical experience of counteracting agrarian raids in Ukraine, the author outlined ways to improve information support for preventive measures of law enforcement in this area. In addition, according to the author, there is an urgent need to speed up the improvement of domestic legislation in the field of preventing agrarian raids and determining effective measures to combat this disgraceful phenomenon, especially in anticipation of preparations for the introduction of a full-fledged land market in our country.