Food security issues at the regional level

Abstract

Food security is the primary task of state authorities at the present stage. It is an essential component of the representation of state independence from products import on the world stage, the safety of people, the increase in live standard and the health of population. The article has considered the analysis of food security level in the Irkutsk region including the analysis of the dynamics of food basic types production, the provision of the population of the Irkutsk region with foodstuffs, and the dependence of the Irkutsk region upon imported products has been also analyzed.