Legal Support for Food Security in the Context of Bioeconomy Development: Integration Aspect

This study analyzes specific features of food security legislation in the context of bioeconomy development at the global, regional, and national levels. The experience of regulating food security is analyzed by reviewing domestic and foreign publications, as well as respective legal documents. The research was conducted using the methods of generalization, formalization, analysis, abstraction, induction, and deduction. The evolution of food security regulation in the context of bioeconomy development in the European Union and the EAEU, along with specific national features, is assessed. Food security was established to be a key direction in the development of bioeconomy strategies, which is reflected in the legislation of various foreign countries. The conceptual framework of food security legislation has been developed in greater detail at the global level. Common features in the formation of strategic documents in this area have been determined. Both at the global and national levels, particular attention is paid to the protection of intellectual property rights as a basis for commercialization and implementation of R&D results, contributing to enhanced food security. Effective development of bioeconomy is based on the use of biotechnologies, including genetic research. Biotechnologies, in general, and genetic technologies, in particular, are regulated using different models. A number of countries use the so-called “strict” regulatory models, which imply legislative ban or restriction on implementation of certain types of genetic research and their results. In other countries, minimal legislative restrictions are applied, or self-regulation is allowed. In most European countries and some integration associations, the principles of sustainable development form the basis for determining strategic approaches to the advancement of bioeconomy and food security.