An indicative assessment of food security in the Voronezh region

Food security assumes a state of the economy and the agroindustrial complex, in which, regardless of the influence of various internal and external factors, the population's requirements for food in full compliance with consumption norms are fully met. After all, the level and quality of nutrition in many ways determine the life expectancy of the population and the health of the nation. To assess the state of food security, we suggest using the following indicators: self-sufficiency in food. The level of the region's self-sufficiency for certain types of products has been analyzed, the level of which is determined for certain types of agricultural products as the ratio of production in the region to its internal consumption. Data on the resources and use of milk and dairy products are considered. Data on food resources and their use in the territory of the Voronezh region were studied. The criterion for assessing the level of food security is the economic accessibility of food, depending on the level of prices and real income of the population. The last criterion is food safety. Raising the level and quality of life of the rural population, stable domestic production of agricultural products and food, preserving natural resources for agricultural production form the basis of food security. It is established that the protection of vital interests of Russian consumers does not fully meet the necessary requirements. In terms of self-sufficiency in food, the Voronezh Region has indicators that are above the thresholds set by the Doctrine of Food Security of the Russian Federation. The actual consumption of food per capita does not fully correspond to rational norms. For certain groups of products, there is both a lack of its consumption and an overabundance.