Integrated Assessment of Food Security of Khabarovsky Krai
In the article, the author considers the main characteristics and elements of food security (FS) and the method of integrated assessment of the level of food security (LFS) in the region. An algorithm for assessing the level of food security in the region is proposed, it includes three blocks for determining ten particular indicators grouped by the following criteria: 1) food self-sufficiency (physical availability of food), 2) economic availability of food for the population, 3) satisfaction of the physiological needs of the population in basic food products and their quality. There is a gradation of the LFS in accordance with the assigned points by levels: high, acceptable, low and unacceptably low. The key goal of the methodological approach is to assess and regulate the LFS in the region. Based on the provisions of the proposed methodology, the assessment of the level of food security in Khabarovsky Krai has been carried out.