Scientific approaches and foundations for the formation and development of the vegetable market

Abstract

The vegetable market is the most important segment of the food market of the Republic of Belarus, which is determined by the importance of these products for the formation of a balanced diet and health of the country’s population. The article presents scientific approaches to the formation and development of the vegetable market, as well as substantiates the goals, principles, conditions and factors that determine its effective functioning. Highlighted the functional features of the category «vegetable market», covering the stages of production, distribution, exchange and consumption of goods and services, based on the laws of value, supply and demand. Strategic and operational methods for analyzing the internal and external economic environment of the vegetable market have been substantiated, on the basis of which reserves for increasing the efficiency of economic entities are revealed.