Ensuring food security in the Arctic regions: new challenges and opportunities amidst Industry 4.0
Currently, one of the most acute problems of the Arctic region is to provide the population with food in accordance with medical standards due to the difficult natural and climatic conditions of management, the undeveloped, point-based nature of agricultural production, the lack of stable links with the areas of food production imported to the Arctic regions, as well as the focal nature of settlement and seasonal delivery of food to the deep regions. Thus, the share of food consumption from rational consumption norms was as follows: 8.4% for milk, 18.1% for meat, 0.4% for potatoes, etc. In this regard, the issue of ensuring food security and direct food production is one of the key issues for these territories. At the same time, the article proves that the modern development of technologies makes it possible to increase the efficiency of agricultural production even in areas with unfavorable conditions. In conclusion, a number of the most interesting new digital technologies that can improve the efficiency of agricultural production and ensure food security in the regions of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation are presented.