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Food security is the most important area of national security. The market economy has led to the formation of new categories of agricultural producers. Country farms and personal subsidiary farms belong to the group of small farms. Modern approaches to determining the state of food security are discussed in the article. Indicators for assessing the role of small farms in food security are given. The method of calculating indicators is based on the provisions of the Food Security Doctrine and modern scientific concepts. Food independence analysis conducted. Indicators of independence from external supplies are defined for 2000-2017. The level of satisfaction of needs due to production in small farms is calculated. The growing role of peasant farms is determined in the food self-sufficiency of Russia. The direction of development of small farms investigated. Government support measures identified. The organizational and economic conditions for the development of small farms are presented.

Abstract. Instability of a foreign policy situation and deepening of financial crisis actualize need of monitoring of food security's condition as objective condition of economic sovereignty of Russia. Modern approaches to definition of food security of the state are considered in article. Critical evaluation of separate provisions of the Doctrine of food security of the Russian Federation is given. The analysis of a condition of food security of Russia in the directions of independence, economic and physical availability of the food is carried out on the basis of statistical data. Food security in Russia was reflected in the political decisions that defined the new economic policy of the state in the foreign market. modern import substitution program has shown its effectiveness, which is based on the absence of alternative paths of development. An important condition is the slow pace of development of the internal economy of Russia in conditions when domestic markets competition is virtually nonexistent. Food is a priority in the development of society, ensuring political and social balance, therefore, organizational solutions discussed in this material has a transdisciplinary character. The author's conclusions can be useful to researchers who are trying to decide how macroeconomic objectives, and conducting research for innovative solutions in many sectors of the economy.

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In modern conditions, the methods of bringing drugs to the pharmaceutical market has significant differences from other segments of the economy due to the following factors: the social significance of drugs that directly affect the quality of life and health of the population, the inability to refuse the use of drugs, the presence on the market of three groups of consumers - patients, doctors and the state represented by hospitals and the Ministry of health, legislative restrictions in the methods of marketing activity, a greater share of the presence of foreign multinational pharmaceutical companies, the specifics of the methods of bringing innovative drugs to the market. In order to quickly adapt to the ever-changing environment and achieve the objectives, pharmaceutical companies use different methods for launching new products, which demonstrate different degrees of efficiency, levels of implementation, and speed of obtaining the desired result. Increasing competition on the pharmaceutical market between medication manufacturers and the battle for the consumer should be based on the active introduction of digital technologies and a rational combination of methods of bringing innovative drugs.