The role of the environmental component in agricultural production: the experience of foreign countries

Issue № 9, 2023, article № 13, pages 124-130

Section: ABROAD

Language: Russian

Original language title: РОЛЬ ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКОЙ СОСТАВЛЯЮЩЕЙ ПРИ ПРОИЗВОДСТВЕ СЕЛЬСКОХОЗЯЙСТВЕННОЙ ПРОДУКЦИИ: ОПЫТ ЗАРУБЕЖНЫХ СТРАН

Keywords: ECOLOGY, AGRICULTURE, PRODUCTS, ENVIRONMENTAL TRACEABILITY, COMPONENTS

Abstract: The article considers the importance of the environmental component in the production of food, analyzing the foreign experience of the United States, Britain, Australia and the European Union. The authors emphasize that the issues of attractiveness of environmentally friendly products are important not only for consumers of all developed countries, but also in the "National Security Strategy of the Russian Federation" it is a priority. The purpose of the article is to analyze the importance of the environmental component in the production of agricultural products in foreign countries to justify the need to develop a model of environmental traceability. The reports of a number of consulting and research companies were analyzed, which allowed identifying certain trends in consumer preferences. For most consumers in developed countries, it is important to produce environmentally friendly packaging and products, reduce waste in the production process, reduce the carbon footprint, protect and support biodiversity. For companies, regardless of the type of products they sell, the priorities are to reduce plastic use and recycling, to respect and protect natural resources, to care for the consumer's well-being and to reduce their carbon footprint. Thus, the importance of the environmental component for both consumers and producers in the reviewed countries is not in doubt. The authors propose to create a contour model of environmental traceability for Russian producers and consumers. This model will allow consumers and large companies to present information about the quality of products based on information about the quality and environmental friendliness of product components, and it is also possible to use the model to create electronic product certificates.

Authors: Ryzhakova Alla Vladimirovna, Sedova Nadezhda Vasilevna, Golovizin Ilia Valerevich