Medvedev approves Food Security Doctrine

The doctrine was approved "for the purpose of implementing the state economic policy in the field of food security of the Russian Federation, aimed at ensuring reliable food supplies to the population, developing the national agro-industrial and fish-producing sectors, responding promptly to internal and external threats to the stability of the food market, and participating effectively in international cooperation in the field of food security."

The president instructed the government to "work out and approve an action plan for the implementation of the Food Security Doctrine" and "prepare annual reports to the president which analyse, assess and forecast food security" of the country.

Federal and regional authorities were told to be guided by the Food Security Doctrine in their daily work and when drafting regulatory acts concerning food security of the country.

The doctrine is a set of official views on the state economic policy goals, objectives and main guidelines regarding food security. It further develops the provisions of the National Security Strategy up to 2020 and draws on the Maritime Doctrine up to 2020 that were earlier approved by the president of Russia.

The strategic goal of food security is to provide the population with quality agricultural products, fish, bio resources and food. This can be guaranteed by the stability of domestic production and the existence of necessary resources and stocks; Kazinform cites Itar-Tass. See www.itar-tass.com for full version.