ASSESSMENT OF FOOD POLICY EFFECTIVENESS AND FOOD SECURITY OF AGRICULTURAL STAPLES

Study on the example of major agricultural products

Аннотация

The National Statistics Office of Mongolia concluded in its study that the availability of food products is insufficient for the population's needs, that the outbreak of food-borne illness has decreased by 58.3 percent, however the number of people infected has increased by 28.8 percent, and that the urban population is more likely to be affected by food insecurity than the rural population. Food security is a policy for any country to solve a complex problem of the country's economy, social development, population life, and health (Damdinsuren, 2002). In this regard, the goal was set to evaluate the effectiveness of the policies implemented in the food sector of Mongolia, to determine the current status of the population's supply of potatoes, vegetables, fruits, and berries, which are the main products of the agricultural sector, and to assess the level of food security.

To assess the effectiveness of food policy, economic, social, and financial efficiency indicators were calculated using the index method, and the food security assessment of the main agricultural products was calculated using the Food Security Index (FSI) using data from the Unified Statistical Database (www.1212.mn). As a result, the effectiveness of the food policy implemented in 2017-2022 was assessed as moderate, at 0.6, and the food security of key agricultural products was assessed at 5 points, indicating a low level of food security.