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

It is believed that the major countries of the former Soviet Union—specifically Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine (KRU region)—are the part of the world with the most potential to increase food supplies and strengthen world food security. This book examines the future of the KRU countries in global agricultural markets and will examine a number of agricultural sectors, including meat, dairy, fruits, and vegetables. However particular attention is paid to the region's potential expansion of the 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. It also examine the issues of environmental constraints and trade-offs for agriculture, sustainability, and the possible effects of climate change Content: Part 1 1. Overview of Agriculture in Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine 2. Kazakhstan's Agricultural Development Constraints, Evidence from the Wheat, Beef, and Dairy Sectors 3. The Rise of the Former Soviet Union Region as a Major Grain Exporter 4. Policy Issues and Prospects for Ukraine's Grain Exports 5. Wheat Export Development in Ukraine 6. Effect of Relative Export Price Changes of the Top Principal Crops in Russia Part II 7. The Role of Production Cooperatives in Russia Agriculture 8. Agricultural Cooperative Development in Kazakhstan and Ukraine 9. The Strategy of Innovative Development of Russian Agriculture 10. The Emergence of Agroholdings and Patterns of Land Use in Ukraine 11. Large-Scale Dairy and Poultry Production in Russia: Level and Trends of Development 12. Does Agroholding Memebership Increase Productivity and Efficiency in Russian Agriculture? Evidence from Agroholdings in the Belgorod Oblast 13. Large-Scale Dairy and Poultry Produciton in Russia: Efficiency and External Environment Part III 14. International Crop Yield Comparisions: Selected KRU Regions 15. Modeling Fertilizer Demand: The Three Bads Part IV 16. Russian Trade in Agricultural Products: Current State and Influences of Trade Integration 17. Farm Support in Ukraine and Russia under the Rules of the WTO 18. Accession of KRU to the WTO: The Effect of Tariff Reductions on KRU and International Wheat Markets 19. Wheat Export Restrictions in Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine: Impact on Prices along the Wheat-to-Bread Supply Chain Part V 20. Agricultural Land Policy of Ukraine: State Legislation and Efficiency Analysis 21. Dynamics of Agricultural Production and Land Use in Post-Soviet Ukraine 22. Competitive Analysis of Pulse Production in Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan 23. Evaluating the Economic Efficiency of Subsidies Based on the Basic Output Equations for Agricultural Enterprises in the Northwestern Regions of Russia "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."--Abstract This book examines the future of Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine (KRU region) in global agricultural markets. It reviews the meat, dairy, fruits and vegetable sectors with particular attention paid to the potential expansion of the grain sector. It also examines environmental constraints and trade-offs, sustainability and climate change.