The Phenomenon of Dormant Threats to Food Security in Russia: Conditions of Implementation and Mechanisms of Neutralization

Abstract

 The article deals with the little-studied problems of hidden threats to national food security, realized as a result of sanctions pressure on the Russian Federation. These include: the presence of transnational corporations in the Russian food market, including those occupying a dominant position in some sectors; weak antimonopoly legislation in relation to the activities of food market contractors; low sensitivity of the management system to the increased fluctuations of the conjuncture; lack of attention to the risks of agricultural products export. It is noted that the regime of sanctions pressure, superimposed on the waning effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, not only requires the adoption of urgent anti-crisis measures to neutralize the negative effects of external sanctions, but also provides an opportunity to update the entire system of food market management. In particular, the paper proposes to introduce mechanisms of social responsibility of foreign companies, to give more variability and flexibility to the mechanisms of price, antitrust and customs regulations, thereby ensuring the priority of national interests over the corporate interests of large counterparties in the food market.