FOOD SECURITY OF THE POOR: NATIONAL AND LOCAL ASPECTS

Issue № 8, 2023, article № 7, pages 63-71

Language: Russian

Original language title: ПРОДОВОЛЬСТВЕННОЕ ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЕ МАЛОИМУЩЕГО НАСЕЛЕНИЯ: НАЦИОНАЛЬНЫЙ И ЛОКАЛЬНЫЙ АСПЕКТЫ

Keywords: FOOD SECURITY, POOR POPULATION, LIVING WAGE, POVERTY LINE, FOOD CONSUMPTION, RATIONAL CONSUMPTION NORMS, ENERGY VALUE OF PRODUCTS, FOOD COSTS, RUSSIA, CENTRAL BLACK EARTH REGION

Abstract: The article focuses on the insufficient consumption of food by the population with low incomes in comparison with rational norms and the average Russian level. The main components of food security have been clarified, which include physical and economic accessibility, as well as the quality of food. The level of criteria for food security of the Russia actually achieved in 2021 is indicated. The volume of consumption of basic foodstuffs by the poor population is compared with rational norms and with the average level in Russia in 2021. During the ten-year period of research (2011-2021), there was an increase in consumption for individual products in the local markets of the regions of the Central Black Earth Region and in the whole of the Russian Federation. The consumption of basic foodstuffs during the pandemic (2019-2021) was analyzed, the difference in consumption levels on average in the Russia and in certain regions of the Central Black Earth Region was noted. A comparative assessment of the structure of energy value and composition of nutrients in the products of the poor population group in 2011 and 2021 is presented. Based on the comparative analysis of the structure of expenditures of the poor population group on food and the average Russian, a general conclusion is made about their comparability, while there are discrepancies in individual products. The list of the main measures to improve the food supply of the population with incomes below the poverty line is presented

Authors: Zakshevskii Vasilii Georgievich, Otinova Marina Evgenevna, Salnikova Elena Viktorovna