Agricultural sector of the economy as the basis of the country's food security

The topic of the article is relevant because food security affects the economic condition of countries and regions, so the solution of this problem is the most important and a priority. For this purpose, it is necessary first to develop the agrarian sector. The main purpose of the research was to study the current state of the agrarian sector of the economy in the country, the reflection of the main problems and prospects of food security. To achieve the goal, tasks were set, the main of which are: reflection of the current state of the agrarian sector as one of the components of food security for 2017–2021 in the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union, including Kazakhstan; search for optimal options for the growth of agricultural production and food security of the country based on the conducted research. When conducting research in the work various methods were used, the main of which are the method of abstraction, deduction and induction, statistical analysis of indicators, logical thinking, forecasting. The materials of the scientific research were statistical data of the Eurasian Economic Union, the Department of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2017–2021. The results of the research can be used in the development of programs for the development of the economic condition in the country as a whole, as well as for individual regions.