Open AccessIndicators of the level of food security in Ukraine
Author(s) -
Nataliia Blenda,
Yuliia Nesterchuk,
Виталий Рыбчак
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
turystyka i rozwój regionalny
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2543-8859
pISSN - 2353-9178
DOI - 10.22630/tirr.2020.14.16
Subject(s) - food security , per capita , purchasing power , business , consumption (sociology) , population , agricultural economics , agricultural science , agriculture , geography , economics , environmental health , environmental science , medicine , social science , archaeology , sociology , keynesian economics
The article analyzes the domestic and world methods of assessing the level of foodsecurity. The national peculiarities of food security are considered, its level in Ukraine is analyzedaccording to the indicators of daily energy value of human diet, consumption of differenttypes of food per capita, food structure and food independence. The calculated indicators ofadequacy of consumption for certain foods are quite low, in particular: fish and fish products;fruits, berries and grapes; milk and dairy products; meat and meat products. These indicatorsare evidence of an imbalance in the diet of the population, which is trying to provide their ownenergy needs through more affordable products. The key problem of food security in Ukrainetoday is the affordability of products. It is the low purchasing power of the population that insome way hinders the development of production and the economy as a whole.