Russia maintains food self-sufficiency, according to the Ministry of Agriculture

Russia is reaching the thresholds for key targets of the Food Security Doctrine and maintains food self-sufficiency, despite the fact that some of the planned indicators have not yet been met. Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev spoke about this during a government hour in the Federation Council. The current production volumes allow us to provide our own market and at the same time remain among the world's largest food exporters, he stressed. “But, of course, all indicators of the doctrine are a strategic goal, towards which we are systematically and consistently moving,” Patrushev added. The head of the agricultural department recalled that ensuring food security is an ongoing process, so the ministry continues to support even those areas in which the necessary self-sufficiency has already been achieved. Moreover, the state support system is constantly being improved in response to new challenges so that the industry can adapt to them, he drew attention. Thus, according to ...