Damping key threats to food security

Abstract

The study outlines the urgent problem of insufficient food production, which is interconnected with the continuing growth of the world's population and the emergence of new risks for the global economy. The formation of this dynamics is a serious threat both to specific countries and to the food security of the world as a whole. Tendencies of outstripping growth of foodstuffs shortages amplify. The article assesses the threats to both global and national food security including the Russian Federation; the main system-forming factors are investigated. Based on the results of the data obtained, relevant conclusions are presented and measures are proposed to mitigate the risks to food security in the context of the rapidly growing aggressive impact of human economic activity on the environment.