Food security of the region: essence, assessment, forecast.

Issue № 8, 2023, article № 3, pages 23-33

Language: Russian

Original language title: ПРОДОВОЛЬСТВЕННАЯ БЕЗОПАСНОСТЬ РЕГИОНА: СУЩНОСТЬ, ОЦЕНКА, ПРОГНОЗ

Keywords: AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, THE LEVEL OF FOOD SECURITY, REGION, THE DIFFERENTIATION OF FOOD SUPPLY, AVERAGE PER CAPITA CASH INCOME, STANDARD OF LIVING OF THE POPULATION

Abstract: Agriculture is one of the most socially significant sectors of the Russian economy, the level of development and efficiency of which depends on the country's food security. Despite the fact that the unprecedented scale of sectoral and individual sanctions has less affected agriculture, restrictions on other sectors of the Russian economy pose risks for the dynamic development of the agricultural sector. Russia's food security presupposes a sustainable food supply for the population and is the most important key to strengthening its national sovereignty. The current Doctrine of Food Security of the country, one of its main indicators, defines the food independence of the country and regions, characterized by the degree of compliance with the thresholds for the ratio of domestic agricultural production and food production and the volume of their main types of domestic consumption, as well as food sustainability. The close essential relationship of these concepts informatively expands the multidimensional nature of the study of this problem not only from the point of view of assessing the current situation, but also the development of predictive values of their most important characteristics. Considering that agricultural production is directly (or indirectly) related to each of these categories, the study was conducted on the materials of the agricultural region, which is the North Caucasus Federal District (North Caucasus Federal District).The study made it possible to characterize the state and dynamics of the economic results of agribusiness subjects in the context of the consequences of sanctions; assess the differentiation of the levels of food security of the subjects of the region and the food supply of their population; economic availability of basic food products for the population; develop a forecast of food security in the region and prospects for agro export for the main types of agricultural products for the period up to 2030; Identify priority areas for the development of the agricultural sector in terms of ensuring food security in the region and the country as a whole.

Authors: Kriulina Elena Nikolaevna, Oganian Lusine Robertovna