STRATEGIC PRIORITIES IN PROVIDING ECONOMIC SECURITY IN THE FOOD SPHERE
Research is about clarification of features of providing economic security in the food sphere in the context of definition of strategic priorities of economic security. The food security is the safe and nutritious food reached in the presence at all people of continuous physical and economic access to enough allowing to satisfy their food requirements and flavoring preferences for maintaining active and a healthy lifestyle. In article author considered problems of ensuring food security in four main aspects: 1) ensuring sufficiency of production of food; 2) physical availability of food; 3) economic availability of the food; 4) food safety. Author considered major factors influencing the solution of these problems. Author established that if instability of agricultural production because of weather conditions reflects potential problems at the beginning of a chain of delivery of the food, food losses define that share of the food which is lost after harvesting and till the moment when production is delivered to the consumer. The high share of the food which is lost during processing, of production, transportations and storages often indicates considerable structural problems within system of deliveries. In article author justified that the state investments into agriculture are decisive component of ensuring favorable climate for private investments into this sector. The governments should direct state resources on creation of the main public goods having high economic and social return. Author established that fragmentation of agrarian production and the food industry creates an additional problem for formation of modern system of safety of foodstuff. To control quality and safety of the agricultural production arriving from small producers is a complex technical, economic and social challenge. The author comes to a conclusion that providing economic security of the state in general is possible only taking into account specifics of strategic priorities in providing economic security to the food sphere.