Transition to agricultural market economies : the future of Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine /

• Other Authors: Schmitz, Andrew, (Editor), Meyers, William H. 1941- (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2015.
• Subjects: Grain trade > Former Soviet republics.; Grain trade > Russia (Federation); Grain trade > Ukraine.; Grain trade > Kazakhstan.; Agriculture > Economic aspects > Former Soviet republics.; Agriculture > Economic aspects > Russia (Federation); Agriculture > Economic aspects > Ukraine.; Agriculture > Economic aspects > Kazakhstan.; Agricultural Economics.; Horticultural Economics, (New March 2000); Policy and Planning.; Supply, Demand and Prices.; Input Utilization (Microeconomics); Structure, Ownership and Tenure.; Rural Industry and Enterprises.; International Trade.; Horticultural Crops, (New March 2000); Field Crops, (New March 2000); Plant Production.; Fertilizers and other Amendments.; Dairy Animals.; Meat Producing Animals.; Egg Producing Animals.; Crop Produce.; Agricultural development.; Agricultural policy.; Agricultural sector.; Cooperatives.; Crop production.; Dairy farming.; Exports.; Fertilizers.; Fruit growing.; Grain.; Grain crops.; International trade.; Land markets.; Poultry farming.; Production.; Transition economies.; Vegetable growing.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 258 pages) : charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book offers information on the agricultural economy of Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine (KRU region). It covers a wide range of relevant issues, such as agricultural policies that affect production and trade, the privatization of land markets, the optimal use of fertilizers and other inputs, and the role of cooperatives. A number of sectors are examined, including poultry, dairy, fruits, and vegetables. However, particular attention is paid to the potential expansion of the region's grain sector and why the KRU region emerged during the 2000s as a major grain exporter, and its potential to further expand grain production and exports. The authors of the book's 23 chapters include scholars from Europe, the USA and Canada who are working with collaborators in the KRU countries. By broadening the knowledge and understanding of the constraints, potentials and policy trade-offs that will determine the agricultural development and trade performance of the KRU countries, this book serves as an important resource for global stakeholders focused on food security and food markets and for the scholarly community that analyses the workings and evolution of these markets.