Foreign experience of state regulation of food security

Abstract

The article outlines the main strategic priorities of the food security system of some highly developed foreign countries. The main approaches to the implementation of agricultural policy of the leading world powers that have achieved high results in the field of food security have been investigated. It is considered that developed countries of the world who have achieved high results in the field of food security, implement a food self-sufficiency policy based on the establishment of import subsidies (stimulation of food imports) and export tariffs and quotas (export restrictions). State support of agricultural sector in such countries is carried out through economic and financial instruments, in particular, subsidies and compensation to agricultural producers, tax breaks, tariff reductions for the agricultural sector consumed resources, lending and insurance with compensation from the budget, etc. This allows not only the satisfaction of domestic needs, but also the export of agricultural products and food, ensuring the food security of the countries. The legal bases and strategic principles of ensuring food security are considered on the example of countries with different types of agricultural food policy in relation to food trade. The results of the research present the systematization of the strategic directions of the state regulation of food security of foreign countries, in particular the USA, Canada, Japan in accordance with the directions of state support and development of the agrarian sector; state regulation of pricing on food in the market; state social policy and social support of the population; state regulation of quality assurance of products. The main mechanisms, methods and tools of state regulation of food security on the strategic level in Ukraine comparing the foreign experience are systematized. The recommendations for improving the food security strategy of Ukraine are formulated.