The food system in contemporary Russia -- Domestic food policies and food security -- Food policy and household food security -- External food trade and food security -- Sustainability and food security -- Russia's future food policy and food security

Sustainable positive dynamics of agricultural production allowed agrarians, economists and politicians to talk about the industry not only as an instrument for ensuring food security, but also as a driver of economic growth. The inclusion of gross value added (GVA) data in the target indicators...

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...