Purpose of research – The main purpose of the article is to analyze the current state of food security and identify the main parameters that affect it.Methodology - In the process of research general scientific methods were used: analysis, synthesis, comparison.The solution of the tasks was performed using technological and situational approaches in the economy.Originality – is to identify existing problems of food security in the Republic of Kazakhstan and to identify possible solutions.Summary - At the present stage, the food security problem is one of the most researched problems. Deterring factors of food production development in the Republic of Kazakhstan include a low level industrial processing of agricultural raw materials, which is due to the low level development of technical and technological security in the food industry, including the quality supply of agricultural raw materials; relatively high food prices, lack of safety requirements in the agricultural production, lack of compliance with the declared properties of agricultural products, and often misleading the consumer, etc.Today the reliability level of food security in the country is achieved thanks to the necessary volumes of food production in the country, the availability of financial resources for the import of the necessary food, with a slight degree of vulnerability supply in case of any complications and disruption in the international supply of food.