PROBLEMS OF ENSURING FOOD SECURITY OF THE REGION

Issue № 6, 2023, article № 8, pages 71-78

Language: Russian

Original language title: ПРОБЛЕМЫ ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЯ ПРОДОВОЛЬСТВЕННОЙ БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ РЕГИОНА

Keywords: FOOD SECURITY, AGRICULTURE, GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, EXPORT, AGRICULTURAL POLICY, AGRO-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, RURAL AREAS

Abstract: Currently, the development of agricultural production is taking place in the face of increased foreign sanctions, an aggravation of the geopolitical situation. Despite the current situation, over the past decade, the industry has shown a steady positive trend, which makes it possible to meet the thresholds of the Food Security Doctrine for the main types of products. According to Rosstat, in 2021, the standards were not met for potatoes, milk, vegetables and melons, as well as fruits and berries. However, the results achieved are not enough to increase the volume of imports, develop rural areas and improve the level and quality of rural residents. For the Stavropol Territory, recognized in Russia as the leader of agar production, important tasks are not only to fully provide the population with products and food, but also to increase the volume of supplies of the main exported products - grain, poultry meat, sunflower oil. In 2021, the region took 1st place in the export of grain sorghum, 2nd place in poultry meat, and 4th place in milled products. The Stavropol Territory supplies agricultural products to 57 countries of the world (Azerbaijan, Said Arabia, China). The territorial structure of exports is highly concentrated: the Herfindahl-Hirschman index is 0.15 (the average value for Russia is 0,06).

Authors: Gerasimov Aleksei Nikolaevich, Trysiachnyi Vladimir Ivanovich, Lelikova Ekaterina Ilyinichna