At present about 4% of Russia’s GDP is generated in agriculture; however, the sector still accounts for 9.7% of the total number of employed in domestic economy with 26% of the country’s population living in rural areas. The latter indicator has remained actually unchanged throughout the 10...

This paper deals with Russia’s agricultural performance over the last 20 years. The authors provide their view on the situation on selected agricultural and food markets. Russia’s accession to the WTO and the impact on the Russian agrifood business is analyzed in this paper. The authors also...

This paper deals with the outcome of the first year of Russia’s membership in WTO.

Russian Abstract: Одной из приоритетных целей социально-экономической политики России является развитие ее агропромышленного комплекса. В начале 2010 г. российский...

Russian Abstract: В работе приведена краткая характеристика сельского хозяйства России, Беларуси, Казахстана и Армении, показана роль стран во взаимной торговле,...

Due to its specifics agriculture is very inert and cannot promptly respond to the changing environment. As a result the signs of crisis appear therein later and the after-crisis recovery goes slower than in other sectors of the economy

In the beginning of 2010 the RF President approved the Doctrine of Food Security worked out in the framework of the Strategy of National Security of the Russian Federation till 2020 (enacted by the RF President Decree No. 537 of May 12, 2009). For the first time the Doctrine treats food security...

20 years have passed since the start of reforms in Russian agriculture. It’s a term allowing to draw some conclusions. Despite all the inconsistency, contradictoriness and non-integrity of government efforts, remarkable changes have taken place in the sector. This review is not supposed to...

At present about 4% of Russia's GDP is generated in agriculture; however, the sector still accounts for 9.7% of the total number of employed in domestic economy with 26% of the country's population living in rural areas. The latter indicator has remained actually unchanged throughout the 10...