Formation and implementation of the state food security policy of Ukraine

The purpose of the article is to develop theoretical provisions and methodological and practical recommendations for the formation of a new mechanism for solving key problems of food security. Research methods. During the study, the following methods were used: the method of analytical generalizations - to systematize interpretations and views on food security, the main provisions of the national and international regulatory framework; methods of strategic planning - to determine the directions of the policy for the formation of food security; graphic - for clarity of presentation of the constituent elements of the mechanism for the formation of food security. Research results. The current trends in the formation of food security are considered and a new doctrine of food security is proposed on their basis, the provisions of which are linked into a single mechanism and ensure the management of food security from economic, environmental, organizational, regulatory and social positions. Scientific novelty. The implementation of the mechanism developed by the authors will make it possible to overcome the existing shortcomings of the public food security management process, since it systematically lays down a number of regulatory mechanisms to influence the process of food security formation and provides for the creation of an innovative system of organized monitoring by an appropriate process using modern technologies in order to prepare relevant recommendations and make management decisions. Practical significance. The research results can be used in the process of developing the national food security doctrine and the Law of Ukraine "On Food Security". Tabl.: 1. Figs.: 1. Refs.: 14.