INTEGRATED INDICATOR OF FOOD AFFORDABILITY AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL

Issue № 1, 2026, article № 10, pages 96-104

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Language: Russian

Original language title: ИНТЕГРАЛЬНЫЙ ПОКАЗАТЕЛЬ ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКОЙ ДОСТУПНОСТИ ПРОДОВОЛЬСТВИЯ НА НАЦИОНАЛЬНОМ УРОВНЕ

Keywords: FOOD SECURITY, FOOD AFFORDABILITY, RATIONAL CONSUMPTION NORMS, FOOD EXPENDITURE, CONSUMER SPENDING, FOOD PRICE ANOMALIES, INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT

Abstract: Economic accessibility of food is a key component of food security (along with the physical availability and quality of food), determining the population’s financial ability to purchase food products in sufficient quantities. Ensuring food security requires reliable indicators of accessibility. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that, despite the importance of this indicator, there is no unified methodology for its assessment. Existing approaches produce different results, complicating the monitoring of food security levels. This fact hinders the timely identification of threats and the development of effective response measures. The objective of the study was to develop an integrated indicator of economic accessibility of food for its assessment. The differences between existing methods for evaluating the actual volume of food consumption were analyzed. The study calculated indicators characterizing the economic accessibility of food: the food affordability index (FAI), the food expenditure share index (FESI), and the price anomaly index (PAI). Based on these indices, an integrated index of economic accessibility of food was constructed. It was established that the target level of economic accessibility of food in Russia has not been achieved. The integrated indicator remains below the threshold value, and by 2025 the level of economic accessibility of food in Russia is insufficient and lacks positive dynamics.

Authors: Drozdov Ilya Sergeevich