Open AccessFisheries as a factor of strengthening food security in Russia
Author(s) -
Aleksandr Ivanovich Bogachev,
L N Dorofeeva
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/839/2/022032
Subject(s) - purchasing power , food security , fish <actinopterygii> , business , population , fish products , fishery , shrimp , life expectancy , aquaculture , consumption (sociology) , natural resource economics , agricultural economics , economics , ecology , biology , environmental health , medicine , social science , sociology , keynesian economics , agriculture
The study provides a comprehensive assessment of the role of the fishery complex in ensuring food security. The health and life expectancy of the population largely depend on the amount of fish consumed. The main source of fish intake in the diet of Russians is the industrial catch of aquatic organisms. The catch volumes have been relatively stable in recent years. Aquaculture production in Russia is insignificant, but continues to grow. The analysis revealed a low dependence of food supply on imports and a high degree of self-sufficiency in fish products in Russia. Due to the decrease in the purchasing power of the population’s income and price inflation, the physical and economic accessibility of fish and fish products for a significant part of consumers is decreasing. The structure of consumption is dominated by cheap fish products and products with a low processing depth. A tendency towards a decrease in the quality of fish products in the consumer market has been revealed. These factors indirectly threaten the food security of Russia.