On Food Security of the Northern and Arctic Regions of Russia (Using the Example of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

Abstract

The food security of a country or region is the main focus of agrarian policy and the specific characteristics of agricultural production explain the increased attention of most countries to the agrarian sector of the economy. From the perspective of the northern and Arctic regions with complex climatic conditions, food security is a complex multifactorial problem and consists of domestic opportunities for agricultural production and the import of food from other regions and even countries.Regions with low agricultural potential are characterized by problems such as small volumes of local food production and the lack of a competitive market, the high cost of goods sold and non-compliance with medical nutrition standards. Most such regions are characterized by long distances, the complexity of the terrain (lakes, rivers) and the lack of transport infrastructure. In this regard, vital food is imported using the so-called “northern delivery” system.The purpose of the study was to identify the problems of the food supply system of the northern and Arctic regions and to develop proposals for changing the negative situation.The object of the study was economic and organizational approaches to the food supply of the population of hard-to-reach regions.Research methods: comparative and economic analysis, statistical.The following tasks are solved:- characterize key indicators of regional food security;- analyse the state of food security in the northern and Arctic regions;- identify problems and propose solutions at the national (state) and local levels. The purpose of the study was to identify the problems of the food supply system of the northern and Arctic regions and to develop proposals for changing the negative situation. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the proposals developed by the author on the main directions of state policy in the field of food supply in the northern and Arctic regions.