Food security of the state: questions of theory, methodology, practices

The monograph highlights theoretical approaches to solving current problems of modern understanding of food security as a complex multilevel system. A study of the evolution of terminological interpretation of food security in economic doctrines. Based on the peculiarities of its modern development, the paradigm of food security of the national economy is proposed. Methodological bases of food safety assessment are revealed. Much attention is paid to the systematic method of food safety research using a scenario approach based on FCM-models. The current state of production and consumption of agri-food products is analyzed. The level of food self-sufficiency of the regions has been assessed. The influence of production potential on the development of the food security system is determined. The mechanism of food security is revealed. Multidimensional modeling of its socio-economic parameters is applied.
Threats have been identified and crisis modifiers of food security have been identified. A food strategy of the reproductive type has been developed on the basis of the investment integration model of the national economy development.
The monograph is designed for a wide range of scientists, professionals, managers, entrepreneurs, degree seekers, all stakeholders involved in the theory and practice of food security at various hierarchical levels.