Food security in the context of structural transformations of the food sector of the economy

Issue № 9, 2020, article № 1, pages 4-10

Section: Agrarian policy: problems and decisions

Language: Russian

Original language title: ПРОДОВОЛЬСТВЕННАЯ БЕЗОПАСНОСТЬ В УСЛОВИЯХ СТРУКТУРНЫХ ТРАНСФОРМАЦИЙ ПРОДОВОЛЬСТВЕННОЙ СФЕРЫ ЭКОНОМИКИ

Keywords: INVESTMENT, AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL POLICY, FOOD SECURITY DOCTRINE, ORGANIC FOOD, STRUCTURAL PROPORTIONS, INTENSIVE TECHNOLOGIES

Abstract: In the modern world, the fight against hunger, associated with the explosive growth of the world's population, leads to an acceleration of structural transformation processes in both agriculture and the food industry. The expansion of intensive agriculture, the spread of synthesized food products, and the development of genetic engineering allow us to increase food production, creating the prerequisites for an ever-increasing increase in the human population. As a result of uneven allocation of resources for agricultural production, net food-exporting countries face the potential threat of declining food quality due to excessive agricultural intensification associated with increased supplies to the world food market. Proclaiming the most important priority of national interests to provide the population with high-quality food, the state should develop and implement mechanisms of economic interaction in the food sphere of the national economy that guarantee the unconditional food security of the country. The institutional core of agricultural policy in Russia was the Doctrine of food security of the Russian Federation, which clearly outlined the development prospects for agricultural production according to the criterion of product safety. The use of synthesized foods does not comply with the provisions of the Doctrine, but there are no clear restrictions that prevent further intensification of agriculture, nor are the priorities of organic agriculture stated. In the development of the food security Doctrine, when developing an action plan for its implementation, it is advisable to establish quantitative parameters of structural proportions in national agriculture, taking as the basic parameter of structural transformations the share of land used for organic food production in the total volume of agricultural land. In this case, all investment expenses related to achieving the set share of certified land for organic production are structural investments and include financing of land certification, per-hectare support for producers, as well as subsidizing consumers of organic food.

Authors: Lipchenko Elena Alekseevna