State law protection of food security in Russia

The relevance of the article is due to the need for further development of the agri-food industry of the Russian Federation, taking into account the useful experience of other countries. Attention is drawn to the growing importance of the analysis of internal and external factors that weaken the food security of the Russian Federation. A great dependence on imports of basic food products is shown, which reduces the level of food security of the country, exacerbates negative trends in the Russian agricultural economy.