FOOD CONSUMPTION IN RURAL HOUSEHOLDS IN RUSSIA AS AN ELEMENT OF THE COUNTRY'S FOOD SECURITY

DOI 10.32651/243-12

Issue № 3, 2024, article № 2, pages 12-18

Section: Program-target management of development of agricultural production

Language: Russian

Original language title: ПОТРЕБЛЕНИЕ ПРОДУКТОВ ПИТАНИЯ В СЕЛЬСКИХ ДОМОХОЗЯЙСТВАХ РОССИИ КАК ЭЛЕМЕНТ ПРОДОВОЛЬСТВЕННОЙ БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ СТРАНЫ

Keywords: RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL POPULATION, CONSUMPTION, CONSUMER SPENDING, CONSUMPTION STRUCTURE, FOOD SECURITY

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to identify trends in the development of food consumption processes in rural households in Russia, which acts as a characteristic of the country's food security. The authors analyzed the structure of available resources in rural households of the Russian Federation and found that monetary expenditures were the dominant item in the structure of available resources in rural households of the Russian Federation, the share of the cost of natural food receipts in 2022 is decreasing relative to 2017. It was revealed that in 2017 and in 2022, the structure of consumer spending of rural households is dominated by food costs; there is a slight decrease in the share of spending on non-food products, there is a notice able differentiation in the share of service costs in the structure of consumption costs depending on the place of residence. In rural households of the Russian Federation, significantly more bread products, potatoes, sugar and confectionery are consumed (compared with urban households). In 2022, consumption of bread products, potatoes, fruits and berries, fish and fish products, vegetable oil and other dibble fats decreased relative to 2017; at the same time, consumption of vegetables and melons, meat and meat products, eggs increased in rural areas. It is concluded that an increase in the income level of the population, as the most important factor determining the level of consumer spending, will contribute to positive changes in the consumption structure of rural households, which will have a positive impact on the demographic and labour potential of the population living in rural areas of Russia in the future.

Authors: Takmakova Elena Valerevna, Biriukov Aleksandr Petrovich, Brikoshina Irina Stanislavovna