- Socio-economic crises and their significance for food security.
- Food security in the face of globalization: contemporary threats, possibilities for their control, and elimination.
- Agriculture in the context of climate and environmental changes.
- Vulnerability and resilience of food systems to fluctuations in energy carrier prices and disruptions in their supply chains.
- Environmental efficiency in the agri-food sector and rural areas.
- Socio-economic factors in the development of rural areas.