AGRO-FOOD POLICY AND THE LEVEL OF FOOD SECURITY OF THE REGION
The backbone factor of food supply is the agro-industrial complex, which is focused on reliable (uninterrupted), high-quality, sufficient satisfaction of the needs of the population with basic foodstuffs. And in this context, the dynamic development of agriculture and the agricultural and food policy of the region should be aimed at solving the problem of ensuring the country's food independence for basic essential foodstuffs. The article discusses the agri-food policy, food supply of the region, analyzes the volume of agricultural production of the republic in terms of agricultural producers, calculates the critical sufficiency ratio and provides the main directions that are priority for the production of import-substituting products and providing food for the population.