SOME ASPECTS OF ENSURING FOOD SECURITY IN RUSSIA

Issue № 6, 2023, article № 9, pages 79-86

Language: Russian

Original language title: НЕКОТОРЫЕ АСПЕКТЫ ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЯ ПРОДОВОЛЬСТВЕННОЙ БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ РОССИИ

Keywords: FOOD SECURITY, FOOD SECURITY DOCTRINE, FOOD INDEPENDENCE, PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC ACCESSIBILITY OF FOOD, QUALITY AND SAFETY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND FOOD

Abstract: The article considers the main indicators of food security of Russia, defined in the Doctrine of Food Security of the Russian Federation - physical and economic availability of food for the population of the country, as well as the state of quality and safety of food and agricultural raw materials. It is established that Russia lags behind economically developed countries in terms of ensuring food security, ranking 43rd in the international ranking. Some problems hindering the achievement of the level of food security identified in the Doctrine are considered – first of all, insufficient level of food consumption in low-income families, low physical availability of food in remote areas of Russia. It is noted that in terms of food quality and safety, Russia is approaching the leaders of the world ranking. To further improve the quality and safety of products, first of all, improvement of product quality control is required – the widespread introduction of product quality control «from the field to the consumer», improvement of measures to combat counterfeit products.

Authors: Medvedeva Nina Afanasevna