The Conceptual Principles of State Policy of Ukraine in the Field of Food Security in Terms of European Integration

Analysis of food security problems in Ukraine at the beginning of the XXI century shows that the demand for food in the country is insufficient, which in turn hinders the growth of food production by commercial agriculture and agro-industry. The right to food is an integral part of all other civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. Its recognition means that the state must ensure access to quality food in sufficient quantities for citizens on the basis of a sustainable food security policy. The article examines: 1) organizational and economic features (problems) of insufficient food supply in Ukraine; 2) substantiated the structural components of the program of balanced production of food and food raw materials (increasing level of income, providing cheap food, increasing the supply of food, the use of special tools); 3) measures of state policy on food security of the population of Ukraine are determined (structural policy measures, special and local measures); 4) a methodological approach to substantiation and implementation of state policy on the implementation of the principles of ensuring food safety and quality in Ukraine was developed, which is based on causal links to the problem of food insecurity in Ukraine, and the mechanism of its construction is formed on the principle: problems-directions-measures; 5) the strategy of ensuring the physical and economic accessibility of food is substantiated – the proposed strategic tools allow to solve the tasks of improving nutrition at the local level and gain additional positive influence on the formation of a model of sustainable development of agriculture. The proposed strategic tools allow to solve the tasks of improving nutrition at the local level and gain additional positive impact on the formation of a model of sustainable agricultural development.