Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name:Uzun Vasily
Author-Name-First: Vasily 
Author-Name-Last:Uzun 
Author-Workplace-Name: RANEPA 
Author-Name:Shagaida Natalia
Author-Name-First: Natalia 
Author-Name-Last:Shagaida 
Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy 
Title: Growth factors in the agriculture of Russia
Abstract: In 2016, record-high yields of grain, including wheat, maize, sunflower, soya and sugar-beet were received. A new record in poultry meat production was set. Despite economic recession, gross agricultural output has been growing in the past few years.  Such results are attributed by many experts to the effect of the embargo on imports of food from some countries and import substitution measures. However, neither the embargo nor import substitution was a decisive factor behind growth in agriculture.   The most important factors were the interest of the business in developing agriculture, depreciation of the ruble and favorable weather conditions of the past few years.   
Classification-JEL: Q13, Q14, Q15, Q16, Q17, Q18
Keywords:  Russian economy, agricultural production
Creation-Date: 2017
Revision-Date:2017
Length: 14 pages
File-URL: https://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/ppaper/ppaper-2017-279.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Function: Revised version, 2017
Handle: RePEc:gai:ppaper:ppaper-2017-279