DIRECTIONS FOR INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF FOOD PRODUCTS

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This article discusses the economic efficiency and efficiency assessment mechanisms of food industry enterprises, in which a SWOT analysis is conducted to help enterprises improve their activities, increase competitiveness and achieve sustainable development. A conclusion is made on the ways to increase the economic efficiency of food industryenterprises, and measures are considered to ensure foodsafety in ourcountry. Key words:food products, SWOT analysis, economic efficiency, effectiveness, efficiency assessment, competitiveness, mechanism, investment, export, technology, quality, competition. The adoption of the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. PF-36 “On Additional Measures to Ensure Food Safety in the Republic” dated February 16, 2024 made it possible to achieve qualitative changes in the sector. “As a result of measures taken in recent years to develop the food industry in the republic, attract investment funds to the sector and support export activities, the volume of food production has exceeded 6.1 billion US dollars, and their annual export volume has exceeded 510 million US dollars. Also, over the past three years, the production of 75 types of import-substituting food industry products worth 289.9 million US dollars has been ensured, and the volume of imports has decreased by 7.4%. The share of the food industry in the republic's industry has increased from 14 percent to16.6percent.”1 In the next five years, the Strategy for Ensuring Food Security and Healthy Nutrition of the Republic of Uzbekistan until 2030 focuses on important issues, including the introduction of effective mechanisms to support industrial production activities, modernization of existing capacities, technical and technological re-equipment, attraction of investments in new projects, further expansion of the range of competitive products on the market, diversification of the production of import-substituting products, and an increase in the volume of production of high value-added products by 1.5 times and export indicators by 2 times. In recent years, systematic work on diversifying agriculture, more rational use of available land, water and other resources, and the production of agricultural and food products through the use of modern and intensive technologies is gradually bearing fruit. In particular, due to the effective use of arable land throughout the year, agricultural and food crops were planted as main, intermediate, and repeated crops, and high yields were obtained from them, creating an opportunity to increase sales not only in the domestic market, but also inforeign markets. The transition to a new and integrated approach to managing each sector of the agrarian and food sectors, along with ensuring the rapid and sustainable development of these sectors, 1 Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. PF-36 dated February 16, 2024 “On additional measurestoensurefoodsecurityintheRepublic” page42 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ISSN:2692-5206,ImpactFactor:12,23 AmericanAcademicpublishers,volume05,issue05,2025 Journal: https://www.academicpublishers.org/journals/index.php/ijai is an important factor in increasing the volume of agricultural and food production in Uzbekistan, increasing the added value and competitiveness of products. The most important tasks for strengthening Uzbekistan's sustainable agricultural and food system in order to ensure sufficient food for all are: -ensuring thesustainability ofagricultural production; -reducing product losses and waste in thefood supplychain; -sustainablemanagement ofnatural resources, land, water and food reserves; -combating transboundary animal diseases and plant pests; - improving advisory and information systems and knowledge-building services in rural areas to sustainably increase crop yields and livestock productivity. The World Health Organization recommends limiting the consumption of sugar, simple carbohydrates, saturated and trans fats, and instead eating fruits and vegetables. The negative impact of unhealthy diets and malnutrition on the global economy is estimated at US$3.5 trillion per year, or US$500 per capita. According to analyses by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Development Program, the hidden additional costs of lost productivity due to malnutrition in Uzbekistan are 3.5 times higher, amounting to 7.3 trillion soums. In the process of world globalization, diversification of products offered by food enterprises is considered as a way to increase the efficiency of enterprises. As our President noted, “Currently, food security and the production of ecologically clean products are urgent issues on a global scale.” In solving this, it is necessary to pay attention to two aspects of the issue. First, from the point of view of food security, the world population is growing, which means an increase in demand for food. Secondly, ensuring sufficient food resources for people becomes a ke