ASSESSMENT OF THE LEVEL OF FOOD SECURITY IN THE REGION

DOI 10.32651/225-54

Issue № 5, 2022, article № 9, pages 54-57

Section: REGIONAL ECONOMY

Language: Russian

Original language title: ОЦЕНКА УРОВНЯ ПРОДОВОЛЬСТВЕННОЙ БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ РЕГИОНА

Keywords: FOOD SECURITY, REGION, LEVEL OF CONSUMPTION OF BASIC FOOD STUFFS, INDICES OF FOOD SECURITY OF SUBJECTS OF THE VOLGA FEDERAL DISTRICT

Abstract: Today, the issue of ensuring food security is given priority by the state. The State, performing a social function, is obliged to provide the population of its country with physical and economic access to the necessary food. Under the conditions of sanctions and restrictions on foreign trade, the main problem is to achieve the necessary level of self-sufficiency in basic types of food. These circumstances determine the relevance of the study. The article analyzes the level of consumption of basic foodstuffs (using milk as an example), considers the share of food purchase expenses, calculates group indices of food security in the context of the subjects of the Volga Federal District, and assesses the level of food security of the Ulyanovsk region. In terms of food security, the Ulyanovsk region ranks only 11th among the 14 regions analyzed. The main areas of increasing the level of food security in the region in the present conditions are improving the efficiency of agricultural production and measures to preserve and increase real incomes of the population.

Authors: Tarasova Elena Aleksandrovna, Zotova Galina Gennadevna, Dolgova Ilgizia Muziakievna, Petriakova Svetlana IUrevna