Genetic and Technological Factors in legal Regulation of Food Security in the Russian Federation

Contemporary socioeconomic, geopolitical, and technological conditions pose unprecedented threats and challenges. Recent years have witnessed a transformation of the world order, resulting in the establishment of new rules and principles of human coexistence. Such global transformations affect all public spheres, imposing special requirements on the quality of measures to ensure national security at both governmental and individual levels. Therefore, all aspects of national security, including food security, is increasingly attracting research attention.

In this article, we set out to identify recent trends in food policy in terms of using genetic technologies to ensure food security in the Russian Federation and to formulate proposals for improving the legal regulation of this area. The research is conducted by fulfilling the following tasks: (1) an analysis of Russia’ strategic and legal documents in order to assess the current status of legal support for food security in the country; (2) an analysis of modern scientific concepts of safety and the impact of genetic technologies, including gene editing technologies, on agriculture; (3) formulation of proposals for improving the current legislation.

Our research has revealed the need to develop the state policy and legal regulation of food security based on modern approaches to the role of genetic technologies. The importance of legal regulation of genetic technologies, including genetic editing technologies and technologies related to agriculture and food industry, is highlighted. Agrarian legislation should reflect the main provisions of the state policy concerning the support and promotion of genetic technologies in the field of food and animal feed production.

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