The concept of food supply and its content

The problem of providing people with a sufficient amount of nutrition necessary to maintain a standard of living, as well as health and social activity, is highly relevant and it is the focus of attention of many researchers working in various fields of science, such as economics, sociology, medicine, nutritional science and many others. The article discusses various approaches to define terms “food supply”, “food security” and “food independence”, as well as relationships between them. The views on this term of the authorities and management of the Russian Federation, set out in the Doctrine of Food Security of the Russian Federation, as well as international structures such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, are considered in the articl. In addition, a review of the points of view on this issue of various Russian scientists, including those working at the Novosibirsk State Agrarian University, was carried out. Based on the results of the review mentioned above and on the principles of rational and balanced nutrition, the structure and content of food supply was proposed. The author's definition of the term “food sufficiency” is also proposed. Additionally, a new concept of “food well-being” is proposed and defined, which, in the author's opinion, more clearly corresponds to modern medical and nutritional approaches to human nutrition. In addition, based on the application of an institutional approach, a reconstruction of the institutional environment that shapes the current state of food supply in the Russian Federation was carried out. The key areas of government regulation and support measures that can be applied in the area under consideration are identified and justified. Moreover, corresponding amendments to the Doctrine of Food Security of the Russian Federation are proposed, taking into account issues of food well-being of the individual and society.