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This article was prepared for an open scientific discussion on food security in the journal at the invitation of the editorial board. It is proposed to differentiate the concepts of “food security,” “food independence” and “food self-sufficiency,” and to pay special attention to the estimated indicators of food affordability. The author’s framework definition of the food independence category is given.
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The question of correct (necessary and sufficient) indicators of food security for strategic planning purposes, of course, requires special consideration in the framework of a special study.
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The values are used to build a rating of selected 113 countries according to the level of food security. According to the results of 2019, Russia occupied the 42nd position in the ranking, and taking into account the risk adjustment, 36th.
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Gumerov, R.R. Food Security: New Approaches to Content Analysis and Evaluation. Stud. Russ. Econ. Dev. 31, 559–564 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S107570072005007X
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