Assessment of Food Security in Russia

The article analyzes the issues of food security of the Russian Federation: the assessment of food security is carried out; The main indicators used were the achievement of threshold values of indicators of food independence, economic and physical accessibility of food and the compliance of food products with the requirements of the legislation of the Eurasian Economic Union on technical regulation. Conclusions are made that the structure of consumption does not correspond to scientifically grounded nutritional standards; the required level of consumption is not reached for such types of food as fruits, milk, vegetables; Russia's population spends less than one third of its own income on food, which indicates an average level of food availability. In recent years, high results of economic activity have been achieved in certain sectors of agriculture, however, there are also significant reserves for ensuring a more sustainable development of the agricultural sector in Russia, and, accordingly, ensuring food security.