MODERN AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY

Abstract

Few responded to the question "what is the basis of the country's security?" without much thought will not say - a strong army. Not surprisingly - for more than two centuries, only the lazy did not repeat after Napoleon Bonaparte that a people who do not want to feed their army will feed someone else's. An image of a strong army as the main factor of the country's security arises automatically - equipped troops, modern technology, trained personnel. This is correct, but a strong army in ensuring national security is just the tip of the iceberg. Only a few would imagine a support system - supply, management apparatus, technical support service, medical service system, not to mention civilian enterprises developing and producing equipment and technologies. In modern conditions, these services are many times larger than the personnel of army units, otherwise the army is unlikely to be capable and effective. All this, even impeccably organized, is worth little if it is not supported by a stable food supply system of the country that does not depend on external sources. Otto von Bismarck made Napoleonic truism complete: whoever does not want to feed someone else's army must feed his own. It is the words "must feed" that carry the main semantic load. And this “feeding” is a key element in the concept of national security, largely based on the sustainable development of the country and increasing the competitiveness of the national economy