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∘ Nino Talikadze ∘
IMPACT OF LOCAL PRODUCTION ON FOOD INDEPENDENCE: TRENDS AND MODERN CHALLENGES

Summary

Food security is a guarantee that there is an enough volume of food in the country, for healthy life.

In order to evaluate food security in Georgia were analyzed self-sufficiency ratios of the Agricultural products witch are strategic importance in 2007-2017 period. It is concluded that these self-sufficiency ratios are generally low in the country. Also, were analyzed it’s components: local production, import, export in dynamics. As a result the role of local production was revealed in providing food independence. Self-sufficiency ratios mainly refers to the trend of local production. In other words, when the local production increases, self-sufficiency ratios also, increas. However, there are exceptions.

Focusing on the agricultural production means improving food safety. The low level of agro products in Georgia indicates that there is a great potential for its improvement. Increasing production will contribute to the elimination of the poverty and will improve other food safety indicators.

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Paata Gugushvili Institute of Economics International Scientific C O N F E R E N C E S "ECONOMY – XXI CENTURY"

E ISSN 2587 - 4691	∘ Nino Talikadze ∘ IMPACT OF LOCAL PRODUCTION ON FOOD INDEPENDENCE: TRENDS AND MODERN CHALLENGES Summary Food security is a guarantee that there is an enough volume of food in the country, for healthy life. In order to evaluate food security in Georgia were analyzed self-sufficiency ratios of the Agricultural products witch are strategic importance in 2007-2017 period. It is concluded that these self-sufficiency ratios are generally low in the country. Also, were analyzed it’s components: local production, import, export in dynamics. As a result the role of local production was revealed in providing food independence. Self-sufficiency ratios mainly refers to the trend of local production. In other words, when the local production increases, self-sufficiency ratios also, increas. However, there are exceptions. Focusing on the agricultural production means improving food safety. The low level of agro products in Georgia indicates that there is a great potential for its improvement. Increasing production will contribute to the elimination of the poverty and will improve other food safety indicators.