Food Security of Ukraine: Estimation of Factors’ Impact, Postwar Trends and Ways to Supply

Abstract

The study aimed to determine Ukraine's food security level, and develop the main directions for its increase. To realize the research purpose several tasks were conducted. Firstly, to calculate Ukraine's Food Security Index and compare it with the average World and average European Food Security Index. Secondly, make a forecast of Ukraine's Food Security Index for the next 5 years, and assess its trends. Thirdly, to establish the main factors that have an impact on Ukraine's Food Security Index. Fourthly, to identify the main bottlenecks and, on the basis of these data, propose the main directions for increasing the level of Ukraine's food security.The global environmental crisis has significantly increased the risk of food insecurity in the world and the likelihood of famine in certain regions. Besides, Russia's war against Ukraine, which destroyed the supply chain infrastructure and exacerbated the problems of providing food to the population, updated the researched issues. Accordingly, the research aimed at identifying the "bottlenecks" of Ukraine's Food Security and developing directions for increasing its level.Based on the results of theoretical and empirical research, the main "bottlenecks" of the process of ensuring food security have been identified and directions for increasing its level have been established.The study carried out the calculation and forecasting of Ukraine's Food Security Index. Moreover, the paper proposed a method of determining the main "bottlenecks" of Ukraine's Food Security Index by assessing the influence of various factors. Based on the analysis, the study developed the main directions for increasing Ukraine's food security level.

Дослідження Сутнісних Ознак Сучасного Процесу Стандартизації Й Сертифікації Продукції: Вплив Цифровізації

“…Основна мета -забезпечити узгодженість та надійність, дозволяючи споживачам бути впевненими в тому, що продукти працюватимуть так, як очікується. З іншого боку, сертифікація -це процес, з якого незалежний орган перевіряє відповідність продукту встановленим стандартам [1][2][3]. Це не тільки переконує споживачів у якості та безпеки продукції, але також підвищує авторитет компанії та конкурентоспроможність на ринку.…”

Determinants of Ukrainian Economic and Food Security Development Under the Conditions of Martial Law

“…Among the Ukrainians, we can single out Kovalova O., Vytvytska O., Rybchinsky R., Kupchenko A., and Tkachenko S., who, as part of their scientific research, developed scientific and methodological provisions and practical proposals for improving food safety monitoring indicators for the purpose of prompt management decisions [1]. Lagodienko V., Franchuk V., Dzyurakh Yu., Melnyk S., Shuprudko N., and Gobela V. determined the general level of food security in Ukraine and proposed the main directions for its improvement [2].…”

The Monitoring of the Livestock Product Market for the Formation of Food Security

“…Hobela et al (2022) indicated how the war changed the conditions for forecasting trends in the livestock market. Lagodiienko et al (2022) investigated possible changes in market trends in the postwar period. The peculiarities of food security monitoring during martial law are also indicated in an article by Kovalova et al (2023).…”