Open AccessThe problems of food security in Ukraine, improving public health and increasing life expectancy
Author(s) -
S.I. Rudavka
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
vìsnik vìnnicʹkogo nacìonalʹnogo medičnogo unìversitetu
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2522-9354
pISSN - 1817-7883
DOI - 10.31393/reports-vnmedical-2019-23(3)-26
Subject(s) - purchasing power , life expectancy , population , food security , production (economics) , business , consumption (sociology) , agriculture , food processing , purchasing , food safety , agricultural economics , agricultural science , environmental health , economics , food science , geography , marketing , medicine , biology , social science , archaeology , sociology , keynesian economics , macroeconomics
Nutrition have an important role in the formation and maintenance of health, increasing the life expectancy of a person. The purpose of the work is to consider the state of production and food supply for the population of Ukraine in accordance with rational norms of their consumption. There was a significant decrease in the consumption of the country's population, compared with rational norms, of the most important food products — milk, dairy products, meat and meat products, fruits and berry cropsin during the period of economic reform, which is associated with a decrease in their production volumes. In 2018 the production of animal and poultry meat (in slaughter weight) decreased by 46.0%, milk — by 58.9%, fruits and berry crops by 11.4% compared with 1990. The purchasing power of the population also is low. Therefore, to solve the country's food security problem, it is necessary to develop a targeted program for the development of the country's agro-industrial complex for a long period (10-15 years), pay special attention to the revival of the village, increase the volume of agricultural production and its processing, and ensure economic accessibility to the population in acquiring food.