was approved by the President of Russia on February 1, 2010. It aims to guarantee reliable food supplies for the population, develop agriculture and fisheries, respond swiftly to internal and external threats to the stability of food market, and participate effectively in international cooperation on food security.
The doctrine identifies risks and threats to Russia’s food security, key directions of the national economic and social policies in this area, and mechanisms and resources for ensuring food security.
The Food Security Doctrine sets the criteria for food security assessment and the threshold values for the following domestically produced food products: grain – not less than 95 percent; sugar – not less than 80 percent; vegetable oil – not less than 80 percent; meat - not less than 85 percent; milk – not less than 90 percent; fish – not less than 80 percent; and potatoes – not less than 95 percent.