FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF THE SAKHALIN OBLAST:TRENDS, PROBLEMS, AND PROSPECTSFOR DEVELOPMENT
A.S. Novoselov1, B.A. Kovtun2, L.G. Muravyova2, M.G. Kolesnikova2
1Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
2Far Eastern State University of Railway Transport, Sakhalin Institute of Railway Transport
Keywords: regional food self-sufficiency, regional food security level, sustainability of the regional food system, Sakhalin Oblast
Abstract
This article presents the results of a study on current issues related to food self-sufficiency in one of the unique regions of the Russian Federation - the Sakhalin Oblast. The dynamics of per capita production volumes by type of economic activity - which are the main sources of food in the region - are analyzed; the region’s self-sufficiency levels for basic food products are calculated based on coefficients that account for regional consumption patterns, population size, and actual production volumes during the period under review. An assessment is provided of the degree to which the population’s food needs are met, based on the calculation of actual food consumption coefficients for the Russian Federation, the Far Eastern Federal District, and the Sakhalin Oblast. The trends in indicators characterizing the economic affordability of food in the region were analyzed, and a comparative analysis was conducted of the growth rates of food prices and household income; indicators of the region’s population’s access to permanent retail outlets selling food products in the Far Eastern Federal District and Sakhalin Oblast were examined, and a socio-economic assessment of the sustainability of Sakhalin Oblast’s food system was conducted based on key indicators. As a result of the study, current problems regarding the region’s food self-sufficiency and promising directions for their resolution were identified.
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