K.I. Osmak — an outstanding scientist in the field of agrarian economics and statistics

Abstract

Goal. To reveal the unexplored pages of an intellectual biography of the famous scientist in the field of agrarian economics and statistics, organizer of domestic agricultural experimental work, a political figure of the Ukrainian national revival, the President of the Ukrainian Main Liberation Rada K.I. Osmachko on the occasion of his 130-th anniversary. Methods. General scientific methods — analysis, synthesis, classification; historical — problem-chronological, comparative-historical, biographical. Results. Generating contribution of the Ukrainian Main Liberation Rada is studied in the development of state and institutional framework of agriculture and its scientific support during the Perestroika years of statehood. Some scientific achievements of the scientist are generalized and evaluated in the development of the branch research, first of all, beet cooperatives, and the promotion of institutional frameworks for agriculture. Conclusions. Scientific heritage of K.I. Osmak is systematized in the following directions: social agronomy, economics, and organization of agriculture, agricultural terminology. His priority is proved in the development of the methodological foundations of beet cooperatives in Ukraine.