Food supply in the Arctic: Municipal authorities’ opinion
The UN experts rightly point out that “inequality between different regions of a particular country is often more significant than inequality between countries”. The article considers the issues of food provision for the hard-to-reach areas of the Yakut Arctic based on the survey of the municipal au...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:1b5c156d5a3443edb09b12fa607711e4 2023-05-15T14:37:38+02:00 Food supply in the Arctic: Municipal authorities’ opinion A. B. Neustroeva A. N. Shishigina 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.22363/2313-2272-2022-22-3-661-671 https://doaj.org/article/1b5c156d5a3443edb09b12fa607711e4 EN RU eng rus Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) https://journals.rudn.ru/sociology/article/viewFile/32046/21102 https://doaj.org/toc/2313-2272 https://doaj.org/toc/2408-8897 2313-2272 2408-8897 doi:10.22363/2313-2272-2022-22-3-661-671 https://doaj.org/article/1b5c156d5a3443edb09b12fa607711e4 RUDN journal of Sociology, Vol 22, Iss 3, Pp 661-671 (2022) food supply northern delivery transport inaccessibility social inequality arctic zone of the russian federation yakutia expert survey Sociology (General) HM401-1281 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.22363/2313-2272-2022-22-3-661-671 2022-12-31T00:06:07Z The UN experts rightly point out that “inequality between different regions of a particular country is often more significant than inequality between countries”. The article considers the issues of food provision for the hard-to-reach areas of the Yakut Arctic based on the survey of the municipal authorities in the Arctic regions of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) on the current situation and problems of food supply. In general, the issues of ‘northern delivery’ are most acute for the hard-to-reach territories of Russia. The article is based on the results of the expert survey - representatives of the municipal authorities in 10 out of 13 Arctic regions of Yakutia. According to the empirical data, in most settlements and villages of the Arctic regions of Yakutia, there are such problems as a shortage and a narrow list of provided products, their low quality and high prices, lack of food control, insufficient number of vegetable stores and warehouses. Due to the high food prices, the most vulnerable groups are poor citizens, among whom families with children prevail. Despite the average indicators of the economic access of food, the transport access to food in the Arctic regions of Yakutia is critically low. In these areas, the cost of a food basket in the consumer basket, on average for a five-year period, turned out to be significantly higher than the average for the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The food market of the Yakut Arctic is very specific, primarily due to the peripheral geographic location and the underdevelopment of the transport infrastructure. Significant volumes of food deliveries with the participation of the regional budget can only affect the minimum prices of products. The situation is aggravated by the lack of a unified legal framework and organizational structure for hard-to-reach territories; therefore, ensuring their food security requires additional research and special management decisions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Republic of Sakha Yakutia Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Sakha RUDN Journal of Sociology 22 3 661 671 |
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The UN experts rightly point out that “inequality between different regions of a particular country is often more significant than inequality between countries”. The article considers the issues of food provision for the hard-to-reach areas of the Yakut Arctic based on the survey of the municipal authorities in the Arctic regions of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) on the current situation and problems of food supply. In general, the issues of ‘northern delivery’ are most acute for the hard-to-reach territories of Russia. The article is based on the results of the expert survey - representatives of the municipal authorities in 10 out of 13 Arctic regions of Yakutia. According to the empirical data, in most settlements and villages of the Arctic regions of Yakutia, there are such problems as a shortage and a narrow list of provided products, their low quality and high prices, lack of food control, insufficient number of vegetable stores and warehouses. Due to the high food prices, the most vulnerable groups are poor citizens, among whom families with children prevail. Despite the average indicators of the economic access of food, the transport access to food in the Arctic regions of Yakutia is critically low. In these areas, the cost of a food basket in the consumer basket, on average for a five-year period, turned out to be significantly higher than the average for the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The food market of the Yakut Arctic is very specific, primarily due to the peripheral geographic location and the underdevelopment of the transport infrastructure. Significant volumes of food deliveries with the participation of the regional budget can only affect the minimum prices of products. The situation is aggravated by the lack of a unified legal framework and organizational structure for hard-to-reach territories; therefore, ensuring their food security requires additional research and special management decisions. |
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