Assessment of the state region food supply system in the context of digital transformation

Abstract

The article examines the relevance of the research topic, due to the fact that the development of digital transformation processes covers almost all types and areas of activity of a modern person. The digital transformation process has received a certain impetus for development in conditions of self-isolation. The active use of modern digital technologies made it possible to solve a number of important problems. In conditions of self-isolation, due to the fall in real incomes of the population, the structure of consumption has changed, the population is reorienting to the consumption of food products that are more affordable. The article shows that digitalization is being actively implemented in the life of every person who is directly related to the food supply system. The effective functioning of the food supply system for the population of the region presupposes an increase in the level of self-sufficiency in food products, as one of the important indicators of food independence of the regions of Russia. In the course of the study, the prerequisites, restrictions on the development of the food supply system for the population of the region in the context of digitalization were identified. An assessment of the state and use of agro-resource potential, the level of self-sufficiency of the population with basic food products of the subjects of the Baikal region is given. It was revealed that the agro-resource potential of the Republic of Buryatia and the Transbaikal Territory is not used effectively. The Irkutsk Region has a higher innovative potential, has certain competitive advantages, in particular, low electricity tariffs, etc., this creates favorable conditions for the development of the food supply system of the region. The barriers hindering the development of the digital transformation process in the food supply system have been identified: a low level of agribusiness margins, a lack of financial resources, an underdeveloped infrastructure, and a lack of highly qualified personnel. Strategic directions for the development of the food supply system for the population in the context of digital transformation are proposed