Food storage: objectives, scientific principles

Relevance - sustainable development of the agrarian sector, providing the population with necessary and affordable food products, the priority task of the state in ensuring food security. The aim is to analyze the production of agricultural products and foodstuffs of the republic, to identify the problems of their storage, to recommend ways of solution for the future. Methods - economic and statistical, analysis and synthesis, comparison and acceptance of absolute deviations were used when considering the dynamics of gross harvest and yield of agricultural crops and indicators in animal husbandry. The empirical base of the study was the data of the National Bureau of Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2019-2024, works of leading scientists of economists engaged in agrarian policy. Results - the authors note that the creation of conditions for proper maintenance of primary material contributes to the prevention of losses and preservation of the quality of goods, competitiveness in the market, increasing the profitability of agrarian enterprises, organization of new jobs. The need to adapt to the market environment requires producers to improve production processes and use new resource-saving nano-technologies. One of the trends in consumer preferences is the growing interest in environmentally friendly products. The use of organic methods and natural components is becoming more and more in demand, which contributes to increasing demand for products and conquering new market niches. Conclusions - one of the main measures to save agricultural raw materials is the construction of storage systems, in particular warehouses, vegetable, grain storage facilities that meet modern requirements of proper operation with the use of the latest technologies, this will preserve the nutritional value of food products for a long period of time. Attention should be paid to logistics and the best types of cargo transportation, minimizing damage at all stages of the journey from the field to the counter.