Assessment of the Russian Federation subjects food dependence

In the article it is considered the author’s approach to the methodology for analyzing food independence of the constituent entities, by the example of the Jewish Autonomous region. It is determined that for an objective self-sufficiency indicator assessment, it is necessary to evaluate precisely the level of food dependence, which represents the percentage ratio of the produced product share and the indicator value. The author gives a definition of food dependence. The levels of food dependence are categorized according to the Food Security Doctrine product items. It is substantiated the development of scale and matrix for food dependence. They can be used as a template when assessing local production indicators by all Russian Federation subjects.