INDICATORS OF FOOD SECURITY
Food security is an integral part of economic security, both in the region and in the country as a whole. In modern conditions, the issues of food security are quite relevant. The scientific literature widely discusses the evaluation of this category. But to date, no single methodology has been developed that would allow a comprehensive assessment of the level of food security of both the individual region and the country as a whole. The article investigates the indicators recommended by a number of domestic scientists to assess the food security of the region. The analysis of the available interpretations of the «indicator of food security», on the basis of which the author’s definition of the term was developed. The shortcomings in the available indicators of food security are revealed and the author’s system of indicators used for the assessment of the specified economic category is offered, and also addition of the list is reasoned.