Food security in the Russian Federation: realization of domestic demands amid export opportunities expansion

The research is devoted to the issues of ensuring food security of the Russian Federation and its strategic priorities of development. The regulatory and legal framework that determines the processes of organizing and ensuring food security was studied. The current state of food resources of Russia and its food balances were discussed. The level of self-sufficiency of the country in agricultural and food products was assessed. The volumes of agricultural production in farms of all categories both in the segment of livestock production and crop production were given. The dynamics of changes in the index of agricultural production was shown, the possibilities of increasing trade in certain types of agricultural goods and foodstuffs in Russia were determined. Special attention was paid to the issues of achieving technological independence of the Russian Federation, namely, the development of domestic breeding base in order to obtain its own cultivars and hybrids necessary to increase the level of crop yields and the development of livestock breeding was of particular importance. Moreover, the research contains the indicators of self-sufficiency level by key types of food in 2019-2023 as well as indicators inherent in federal districts of Russia amid numerous foreign restrictions. In conclusion, it was noted that in Russia there are conditions contributing to agricultural sector development and responding to modern challenges.