Legal Support for the Development of Organic Production in the Republic of Belarus

The ways to reduce the rural economy harmful impact on the environment and to contribute to solving problems related to climate change, food security, etc. are the popularization, promotion and support of organic agriculture. Belarus has established the legal framework for the production, storage, transportation and sale of organic products, the national procedure of voluntary certification of organic products and processes of their production and related requirements for the use of the mark “organic product.” The research goal is to assess the legal support for the development of organic production in the Republic of Belarus. The article provides an analytical review of the provisions of legal acts, documents of state forecasting and state planning. The authors substantiate the need to highlight the environmental component of the activities for the organic production and to consolidate the corresponding principle in the law “On the production and circulation of organic products.” The feasibility of creating a more effective legal mechanism for state support for organic producers is justified, and it is also proposed to strategize the development of Belarusian organic agriculture in the context of the formation of a common market for organic products in the Eurasian Economic Union.