Russian-Produced Food Will Replace Imports Completely According to Russian Agriculture Minister
Russian-Produced Food Will Replace Imports Completely According to Russian Agriculture Minister
Importozameshcheniye (import substitution) is the new buzzword at the Russian Agriculture Ministry.
The Russian Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachyov has once again underlined the ongoing policy of import substitution in Russia. He said that produce from Russian farms will eradicate the need for foreign food imports from the Russian market completely within a decade.
Some think this too optimistic, but Russia has the fourth-largest acreage of arable land in the world, and no shortage of fresh water. Analysts say this should be enough to underpin a huge ongoing increase in agricultural production.… Click here to continue reading this article