Decree No. 962 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Doctrine of national food security of the Republic of Belarus until 2030. Pays/Territoire Bélarus Type du document Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Politique/planification Développement agricole Développement durable Sécurité alimentaire Produits agricoles Production écologique/production biologique Transport/dépôt Évaluation/gestion des risques Agroécologie Nutrition Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Transformation/manutention Santé publique Aire géographique CEI (Communauté des États indépendants), Europe de l'est, Europe, EUROPE ET ASIE CENTRALE Résumé This cross-sectoral nationwide Doctrine of national food security of the Republic of Belarus until 2030 has as its scope the implementation of the State policy on national food security aimed at improving provision of the population with quality food and its availability for adequate nutrition and a healthy lifestyle through the development of competitive agricultural production and the creation of socio-economic conditions for the consumption of foodstuffs at a rational level. At present, the population of Belarus has achieved quantitative consumption norms for almost all foodstuffs, but the diet remains unbalanced in terms of quality. A transition to a new level of development to a safe and quality diet for all social groups is necessary, and the formation of the prerequisites for it in the form of criteria and standards for food supply is an integral part of this Doctrine. Food security is an essential component of national security and a necessary condition for the implementation of the strategic national priority - ensuring high living standards of the population and conditions for the harmonious development of the individual. The level of development of national (domestic) production of agricultural commodities, raw materials and foodstuffs in the Republic of Belarus reached in 2013-2015 allows guaranteeing physical accessibility of foodstuffs for the population in the energy assessment of 3400 kilocalories per person per day. The achieved volumes of agrarian production not only correspond to the optimistic level of food security, but also allow increasing the export of agricultural commodities and foodstuffs, ensuring the flow of foreign currency. At the same time, the results of the annual monitoring of food security testify to the fact that a number of problems persist in the country, primarily in the economic and social spheres. Thus, the current level of labor productivity in agriculture does not allow providing sufficient parameters of its efficiency and competitiveness in the domestic and foreign markets. Insufficient purchasing power of the population and economic affordability of products remain a deterrent to the improvement of the diet of the population. The lack of growth in the real income of the population makes it impossible to maintain a balanced diet. Households with children remain the most vulnerable to risks to food security. Significant differences in the diet of the urban and rural population remain. The reason for this is the insufficient level of rural population's income and efficiency of food supply to the territories. There is a dependence of caloric content of nutrition on the level of income of the population. In this regard, improving the quality of nutrition of the population and increasing the consumption of ecological and organic products in the country are primarily associated with ensuring its economic accessibility for all categories of the population. Texte intégral Russe Site web pravo.by