Food Security of the Russian Federation: Methodology for Measurement and Assessment of the Current Situation

The article proposes and tests a methodology for quantifying food security, considering the thresholds for the permissible share of imports in the composition of food commodity resources established by the Food Security Doctrine of the Russian Federation, which distinguishes it from the well-known approaches. Other differences between the proposed approach and the methods most often used for such an assessment are as follows: first, the use of a method for standardizing the evaluated parameters, with target levels established for each component of food security; second, in considering the significance of each of the main types of food in a balanced diet by carrying out a weighing procedure when calculating composite indices.Testing of the methodology developed by the author revealed that food security in the Russian Federation has significantly strengthened from 2015 to 2022. This enhancement is evident in the growth of three indicators: the sufficiency of domestic production of basic foods, economic accessibility of food products, and the quality of nutrition for the Russian population. Most progress has been made in economic accessibility of nutrition, while the diet of the Russian population is the slowest to meet the target (recommended consumption standards).