Constraints to Growth in Russian Agriculture

Principal Investigators: Bruce Gardner, University of Maryland; Eugenia Serova, Institute for Economy in Transition

Publications & Outputs   |   Project Proposal

Problem & Objective
Russia's agricultural policy reforms have had limited success, and agricultural productivity remains about one-third below the pre-reform levels. By understanding and documenting the nature and extent of current economic problems, BASIS can offer analysis indicating the policy approaches that are most promising for placing Russian agriculture on a sustainable path to economic viability and growth.

Research Context
This research investigates four areas: (1) policy-related barriers to entering and transacting in purchased input markets, and new contractual arrangements in farming to cope with those barriers; (2) emerging forms of land markets; (3) coping strategies under constrained and disorganized farm credit and financing systems; and (4) constraints on efficient allocation and mobility of farm labor.

Policy Implications
The goals of this research are, in each of the four areas, to improve knowledge of the facts and emerging trends, to analyze the causes of constraints and factors promoting successful change, and to assess the pros and cons of possible policy remedies.

Publications and Outputs

BASIS Briefs   |   Other Publications   |    Trip Reports

• BASIS Brief No. 42
  Promoting Strong Land Markets in Transition Economies, by Tibor Ferenczi. November 2005. 4 pages.
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• BASIS Brief No. 41
  Rural Labor Markets in Transition: Differences in Past Trends, Current Constraints, and Future Policies, by Karen Macours. November 2005. 4 pages.
  [Adobe Acrobat PDF 214K
• BASIS Brief No. 40
  Expanding the Market: Financial Institutions and Agricultural Lending, by Jacob Yaron. November 2005. 4 pages.
  [Adobe Acrobat PDF 218K
• BASIS Brief No. 39
  The Purchased Agricultural Input Market in Russia, by Eugenia Serova and Olga Shick. November 2005. 4 pages.
  [Adobe Acrobat PDF 216K
• BASIS Brief No. 38
  Farms and the Financial Market: Russian Farm Performance, Access to Credit and Government Support, by David Epshtein, Aleksandr Subbotin, and Olga Yastrebovai. November 2005. 4 pages.
  [Adobe Acrobat PDF 215K
• BASIS Brief No. 37
  Too Many Workers? Changes in Agricultural Employment in Russia, by Vladimir Bogdanovskii. November 2005. 4 pages.
  [Adobe Acrobat PDF 218K
• BASIS Brief No. 36
  Living with Constraints: Russia's Agricultural Land Market, by Natalya Shagaida. November 2005. 4 pages.
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• BASIS Brief No. 35
  Russia's New Agricultural Operators: Emergence, Evolution, and Impact, by Dmitri Rylko and Robert Jolly. October 2005. 4 pages.
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• BASIS Brief No. 34
  Adapting to a Market Economy: Changes in Russia's Farm Structure, by Vasilii Uzun. October 2005. 4 pages.
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• BASIS Brief No. 31
  Factor Markets in Russian Agriculture: Current Conditions and Policy Options, by Eugenia Serova and Bruce Gardner. July 2005. 4 pages.
  [Adobe Acrobat PDF 232K
• BASIS Brief No. 7
  Constraints to Growth in Russian Agriculture, by Bruce Gardner and Eugenia Serova. January 2002, 4 pages.
  [Adobe Acrobat PDF 206K bytes