The insecurity of food security in Russia’s Far North

Abstract

ABSTRACT The food security model envisions food supply from industrial agriculture, food production from smallholders, and food imports. The food sovereignty model emphasizes locally-sourced food from sustainable agriculture and implies self-sufficiency while being silent on the role of imports. This article argues that neither model fits Russia’s Far North well. Residents of the Far North are generally food secure based on consumption, but their food security is insecure because of questions surrounding the reliability of food supply. The article suggests four additional factors to the food security model to sensitize it to the Russian Far North.