Strategy for ensuring national food security of the Republic of Belarus: monitoring results, objectives and mechanisms

The results of monitoring of national food security based on the results of 2023 are presented, potential external threats are identified (instability of the world market, the emergence of new barriers and restrictions in the international trading system), as well as key stabilizing internal factors (high level of domestic production, annual increase in the integral food security index, increase in physical and economic accessibility of food for the population). Strategic directions and measures to increase the sustainability of the national agri-food system are substantiated, including: development and implementation of indicators of technological sovereignty of the agro-industrial complex into the monitoring system, creation of an information and analytical system for monitoring and forecasting the food security, strengthening competitive positions and promoting domestic producers in the domestic and foreign markets, development of scientific and production cooperation and mechanisms for jointly ensuring food security within the Union State, EAEU, CIS and SCO.

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