AGRICULTURE AND ITS ROLE IN THE ECONOMY OF RUSSIA

Abstract

The main purpose of the article is to assess the share of agriculture in the national economy of Russia and the designation of the main factors determining the development of agriculture in this country. The importance of agriculture in the Russian economy is relatively small, which is a characteristic feature of developed economies (about 4% of GDP). However, agriculture represents a significant share in the structure of the employed – 9.2%. The use of agriculture as a food self-sufficiency has become essential after imposing embargo on imported products. Russia as a country has a large area of land. The surface of the used agricultural land after the fall in the 90s has stabilised at the level of 800 thous. km2. At the same time intensified agricultural production has resulted in increase of performance and larger crops. A significant potential of the land, as well as a progressive technological movement is an opportunity for the development of agriculture in Russia.<br/><br/>

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Svetlana Trunova, Marcin Chciałowski, Paulina Stolarczyk

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  • EP ID EP188662
  • DOI 10.5604/01.3001.0009.8361
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Svetlana Trunova, Marcin Chciałowski, Paulina Stolarczyk (2017). AGRICULTURE AND ITS ROLE IN THE ECONOMY OF RUSSIA. Roczniki Naukowe Stowarzyszenia Ekonomistów Rolnictwa i Agrobiznesu, 0(1), 182-189. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-188662