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Urgency of the research. The main direction of the state policy of Ukraine is the provision of food security. In this regard, the definition of the role of the agricultural and food complex in the context of food security is relevant. Target setting. The problem of food security is multivector and manifests itself at different levels. A stable food security system of the country should have the following subsystems: sustainable support based on the national agricultural and food-processing complex; physical and economic accessibility of all categories of the population to the main groups of food. Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. The issue of the definition of the food supply state is studied in the scientific works of many economists such as O. Berezin, V. Boiko, O. Hoichuk, P. Sabluk, M. Khorunzhyi, O. Ulianchenko, O. Skydan, etc. Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. Many problems with determining the level of food security remain important and require more detailed consideration and study. The research objective. Investigating the role of the agroindustrial complex in ensuring food security, its impact on the environment and identifying ways to reduce anthropogenic load on the environment. The statement of basic materials. The importance of food security in the world countries is explored. The food security of the country is characterized by the stability, efficiency and stability of the agro-industrial complex and its ability to respond promptly to changes in demand and supply in the food market; level of transitional grain stocks; solvency of the population, in order to ensure equal access to food for all segments of the population; reduction of import dependence. Conclusions. World experience and predictive calculations make it possible to state that the transition from an extensive method of grain crops production to intensive, which involves the reduction of agricultural land with a sharp increase in yields. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]