The article shows that the achievement of the thresholds pointed in the Food Security Doctrine for the period up to 2030 does not ensure that the per capita consumption of basic foodstuffs is brought up to rational norms. The need to improve the sustainability of food security in Russia is noted. It has been established that this problem has not received due attention in the indicated Doctrine. The main factors on which the success of solving this problem depends are listed. These include the development of the economy and an increase in employment and income of the population, the optimization of inter- and intra-sectoral relations, the creation of favorable conditions for the development of small business in agriculture, an increase of the regions’ self-sufficiency with basic types of food. Expressed the expediency of reflecting the listed factors in the section “Risks and Threats to Food Security” of the named Doctrine. The necessity of taking effective measures aimed at taking these factors into account has been substantiated.