EFFICIENCY OF DIGITALIZATION OF REGIONAL FOOD MARKETS

The development of the digital economy, along with issues of providing food to the population, is given attention all over the world. However, due to the lack of research in the field of the impact of digitalization on the formation of food markets, the mechanisms of public policy in matters of ensuring food security don’t disclose. The paper presents recommendations for regional authorities in the framework of the introduction of digital tools in the sphere of regulation of food markets. The methodological basis of the study is the theory of market formation. The study uses econometric methods of panel data analysis. The information base of the study consists of statistical data characterizing the degree of digitalization of the economy, food price indices, and the rate of production development for the period 1991–2022. The study put forward a hypothesis that the intensification of the development of the digital transformation process lead to an increase in the efficiency of the region’s food markets, as well as meeting the needs of different consumer segments in terms of price and quality. It is found that digital processes in the economy (including investments in information technology) does not affect the production index and food security, but are significant in the process of food price formation. The author considers the degree of influence of digitalization factors on the formation of prices for food products allow developing measures to improve the situation of consumers and increase production efficiency. The paper examines key digitalization factors, the impact on which will strengthen the processes of integration of regions and solve the problems of food supply.

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