Kazakhstan Food security at the present stage of development

Abstract

In this article, the authors consider the current state of food security in Kazakhstan. The main purpose of the article is to assess food security in Kazakhstan. Today, 9.2% of the world's population faces food insecurity, namely the consumption of insufficient food, as a result of which a person experiences hunger. It is worth noting that the economic consequences of the epidemic and the measures taken to prevent it have led to an increase in food prices and there is often an economic unavailability of healthy food in the world. In the course of the study conducted by the authors, it was revealed that in the conditions of recent events, the severity of food insecurity is aggravated. Therefore, in the context of innovative development, Kazakhstan is increasingly focusing on food security issues. The article considered the current state of agricultural production development: namely, the gross harvest of agricultural crops and the production of certain types  livestock products in Kazakhstan for 2018-2022. The authors also analyzed Kazakhstan profile in more detail according to the data of the global food security index. The global food security index is considered in more detail, which includes the level of availability and consumption of food, the availability and accessibility of food, the level of food quality and safety. In the course of the analysis, the main directions of ensuring food security were proposed, such as: the growth of agricultural competitiveness and product quality, the development of export-oriented production, the development of breeding and genetic and technical and technological modernization of the agro-industrial complex, the introduction of high-tech technologies, etc.