Economic accessibility of food to the population of Russia: national aspect

Issue № 11, 2022, article № 3, pages 37-44

Language: Russian

Original language title: ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКАЯ ДОСТУПНОСТЬ ПРОДОВОЛЬСТВИЯ НАСЕЛЕНИЮ РОССИИ: НАЦИОНАЛЬНЫЙ АСПЕКТ

Keywords: FOOD SECURITY, ECONOMIC ACCESSIBILITY OF FOOD, FOOD INDEPENDENCE, PURCHASING POWER OF THE POPULATION

Abstract: The agrarian policy pursued in Russia is primarily aimed at ensuring food security, the main components of which are the economic and physical availability of food to the population. The paper attempts, based on the available analytical data, to make an assessment of the economic availability of food at the national level in the context of decile and socio-demographic groups, to identify the main factors constraining bringing the level of food consumption by the population to rational norms. The analysis showed that, on the one hand, the production volumes of milk, vegetables, potatoes, fruits and berries are insufficient. On the other hand, the growth rate of household incomes is significantly lower than the growth rate of consumer prices for food, which does not contribute to the growth of demand for food. This situation does not stimulate the production of the above-mentioned types of agricultural products. It is possible to solve this problem by using macroeconomic measures to increase the incomes of the population, primarily the poor. In order to increase the production of agricultural products, it is necessary to revise the set of measures and mechanisms of state support for agricultural producers. Priority should be given to dairy cattle breeding, fruit and berry subcomplex, vegetable and potato production. To solve the problem of ensuring food security, it is necessary to more actively involve small forms of management. At the same time, their state support is needed, which will help not only to increase their competitiveness in the market of agricultural products and food, but will also contribute to increasing the economic accessibility of food to the population of the Russia.

Authors: Kolesnikov Andrei Viktorovich, Zdorovets IUliia Ivanovna, Krotov Dmitrii Andreevich