Threats to food security of the Russia’s population in the conditions of transition to digital economy

Abstract

Topic/subject. Topicality of the research is predetermined by the necessity for studying the issues of provision of Russia’s food security by such main criteria as food accessibility and product quality of consumption by Russians. The object of the research is the level of food security in view of modern global threats during the transition to digital economy and its influence on the population’s living standards. Goal/tasks. The purpose of the research is to theoretically and practically substantiate the necessity for search and development of additional mechanisms of provision of the high-quality level of food security for Russia’s population. According to this goal, the authors formulate and solve the following tasks: short analysis of criteria of food independence, evaluation of the results of the work of import substitution programs, analysis of the consumer sector, evaluation of dynamics of real income of Russians, conclusion on the growth of the number of low-income citizens, substantiation of the necessity for targeted food help. Methodology. The authors use the method of statistical analysis, financial analysis, horizontal and vertical analysis of data for analyzing the threshold criteria of food security. Results. Increase of the level of food security of Russia needs provision of access to high-quality food for the country’s population, which is impossible without the targeted government food help. Conclusions/significance. The significance of this work consists in the emphasis on internal threats to the state’s food security which grow despite the increase of food independence on external import.