Zlochevskiy: "Problem solving economic accessibility prevents food security"

The only element that prevents food security is the issue of economic access, which is associated with the prices of food resources and the lack of money from the public.

This was during the Food Forum in Moscow said Arkady Zlochevskiy, president of the Russian Grain Union, reports The DairyNews.

As a method of solving the problem, he proposes to introduce a program of food aid, following the example of the US where these purposes are spending at least $ 27 billion.

«not to say that the implementation of the state program of development of agribusiness we will have a market, since the emphasis is on increasing production. The Ministry of Agriculture is only now set himself the task to stimulate market by cutting funds in achieving this goal, "- commented on the situation on the food market Zlochevsky. - "At the moment, few programs designed to compensate farmers body costs. In fact there is no focus on improving the efficiency of economic activity, it is necessary to refocus support on increasing the competitiveness of our products ».

According to the expert, 5 years remaining until the end of the implementation of the State program of development of the AIC (until 2020. - Ed.) - a very short planning horizon for import substitution and solving problems prodbezopasnosti. "Five years only need to go to the new technologies", - stated the position of president of the Russian Grain Union.

The opinion Zlochevskiy supported and Andrei Volkov, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Russia. "By 2020 it is technically impossible to replace imported products," - the official said the Ministry of Agriculture. Earlier, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation requested to implement additional programs on import substitution about 625 bn. Rubles. It is now known that for these purposes until 2020 Russian budget will be allocated 578 billion. Rubles.

Source: Meatinfo.ru