The Assessment of the Level of Food Security in the Region

Abstract

In the contemporary conditions, a lot of scholars’ attention has been focused on the problem of food security, both in the country as a whole and in its individual regions. An assessment of the level of food security should be made both at the international and at the Russian level, i.e., at the level of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Appropriate management decisions to address food security issues must be adopted. The research paper clearly shows that there is no single methodology for assessing the level of food security in the region. As a result of generalization of existing approaches, the authors proposed a comprehensive assessment of the level of food security in the region. The proposed system of indicators was tested using the Nizhny Novgorod region as a case. A comprehensive analysis of the food security indicators of the region by basic food products allowed us to identify problems and priority areas for their solution. The study relies on analytical research methods, including mathematical and comparative analysis. The proposed methodology for assessing indicators characterizing food security criteria can be used in the regional agricultural management system at the federal and local levels.