Economic security of agro-industrial complex as a basis of national food security

Abstract

Food security is one of the most important directions of provision of state’s national security. Financial instability and deepening of systemic economic crisis actualized the necessity for monitoring of the state of food independence as an objective condition for economic sovereignty of Russia. The article views modern approaches to determination of indicators of food security, based on methodology of the Doctrine of food security of the RF and modern scientific concepts. The estimate calculation and analysis of indicators of food security and level of independence from external supplies for 2000–2014 are given. The system of economic security of agro-industrial complex in view of differentiated approach to the mechanism of its provision is given. Based on the results of analysis of food independence and existing situation in the agrarian sphere, the spheres of agroindustrial complex with critical level of economic independence are determined.