Ukraine has confidently embarked on the path of European integration, and before the Ukrainian State and society lies the task of implementing at the national level the reforms carried out within the framework of the Common Agricultural Policy. In other words, state intervention in agriculture and rural areas, following the European model, involves complementing support for the traditional function of the main activity of rural producers - the production of food products - with other dimensions of state policy, namely: sustainable rural development, spatial and landscape planning, combating climate change, diversification and revitalization of the rural economy, as well as sustainable production of energy and biomaterials. This work aims to show the perspectives and challenges that exist in the country in the process of implementing the national strategy for sustainable rural development.