Support the sustainability of the functioning and development of the food market as a socio-economic system

The article deals with the issues of ensuring the sustainability of the functioning and development of the food market, which occupies a central place in the macro system of production and distribution of material goods. Its functioning is aimed at ensuring the growing needs of the population in full and high-quality nutrition. This need is actively manifested in crisis conditions, when the task of food supply becomes the highest priority at almost all socio-economic levels. In this regard, the study of market relations in the field of food supply today is an important and necessary condition for improving the efficiency of the functioning and development of the food market. The relevance of this topic is fundamental, while one of the most important areas of scientific research is the sustainability of the functioning and development of the food market. According to the results of the analysis, it was revealed that a wide range of various external and internal factors affect the stability of the food system, in particular, one of the key factors is the observed constant and significant increase in food prices, which is actively provoked by all kinds of political, economic, social, climatic and environmental crises. The analysis of the food market as a dynamic socio-economic system, as well as consideration of the content and features of the market allowed the authors to identify the most important problems of its functioning and development, as well as to identify priority measures to improve the sustainability of the food market, taking into account the identified problems.