Ensuring Food Security as the Foundation of Ukraine's Economic Sustainability

Abstract

The dissertation develops theoretical and methodological provisions and practical recommendations for ensuring Ukraine’s food security.
In chapter one «Theoretical and Methodological Aspects of Ensuring the State’s Food Security» it is established that Ukraine’s food security is an integrated component of national security that combines economic, social, environmental, and political dimensions and has a strategic goal: guaranteed physical and economic access to quality food for all citizens through balanced domestic production, an investment- and innovation-driven development of the agrarian sector, infrastructure modernization and public-private partnerships, alongside a prudent policy of import substitution and protection of the domestic market.
In chapter two «The State and Trends in the Development of an Economically Resilient Food Security System» it is demonstrated that in 2020-2025 global food security has been under persistent multifactor pressure (demography, price volatility, resource scarcity, food loss/waste, supply chain disruptions, climatic extremes) amplified by geopolitical shocks, primarily the war in Ukraine. The FAO four-dimensional framework (availability, access, stability, utilization/quality) remains relevant in connection with SDG-2 indicators and the GFSI.
In chapter three «Conceptual Models for Ensuring Food Security and Economic Resilience» it is shown that the effectiveness of state regulation of food security under external risks depends on the coherence of multi-level governance. SWOT assessment indicates that decisive factors are less «physical» resources than logistics resilience, processing depth, energy security, demographic trends, and environmental constraints.