Methodological basis for assessing the food security of regions

Issue № 8, 2023, article № 1, pages 3-10

Language: Russian

Original language title: МЕТОДИЧЕСКИЙ БАЗИС ОЦЕНКИ ПРОДОВОЛЬСТВЕННОЙ БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ РЕГИОНОВ

Keywords: FOOD SECURITY, REGION, FOOD SECTOR

Abstract: In modern conditions of global pressure on Russia, the importance of strategic management of key parameters of regional socio-economic systems is increasing. The current conditions for the emergence of problems in the food sector, the genesis of the food component of the economic security of the region are considered. The assessment of the food security of the state as a whole is based on measuring the contribution of the agro-industrial complex, food and food processing industries to meeting the food needs of the country's inhabitants. The levels of food security of the country's territories, reflecting the share of domestic food products in the total volume of food products on the market, are considered. The food security of the region has a more complex profile, requiring instrumental detailing of the process of managing timely food supplies, market infrastructure, pricing, and the level and quality of life of the population. The polycomponent nature of the region's food security is characterized, which combines the performance parameters of agricultural enterprises, food industry production, the functioning of warehouse, logistics and trade networks, household incomes, pricing policy, and the environmental situation. The following directions for measuring the food security of the region have been identified: production and supply of food in the volumes necessary for the population of the region; development of trade facilities that ensure the availability of food for the population; the system of state social security with foodstuffs; the level of well-being and solvency of citizens in relation to consumer goods; threats to food availability. The platform for assessing the sufficiency of the food component of the economic security of the territory is designated. It is proposed to supplement the existing set of parameters for measuring the degree of food security in the regions with indicators: the share of food expenditures in the total amount of citizens' expenditures, the efficiency of food processing enterprises and retail chains, and the food anthropogenic nature of the region.

Authors: Vladyka Marina Valentinovna, CHistnikova Irina Viacheslavovna, Burdinskaia Daria Mikhailovna, Tikunov Vladimir Igorevich