Investment Trends in Russian Agriculture

Author(s): Stephen Wegren
Editor(s): Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder, Aglaya Snetkov
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 99
Pages: 9-13
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen; Institute of History, University of Basel
Publication Year: 2011

Investment is often considered to be the fuel for economic growth. Since the 1998 financial crisis in Russia, the volume of capital investment in the agricultural sector has increased. The two main sources for capital investment are the resources of an agricultural enterprise and bank credit. In addition, an increase in foreign investment in Russia's agricultural sector has occurred, although foreign investment in the food processing industry remains higher.

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