Food and Agricultural Policy in Russia : Progress to Date and the Road Forward

The overall finding of this report is that much agricultural policy is made at the regional level, and here the explicit price, and trade policy distortions are significantly worse than at the federal level. The result is patchwork of inconsistent...

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Main Authors: Csaki, Csaba, Nash, John, Matusevich, Vera, Kray, Holger
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Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/07/1939091/food-agricultural-policy-russia-progress-date-road-forward
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topic AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITIES
AGRICULTURE
AGRONOMY
BANKRUPTCY
BARLEY
BEEF
CATTLE
CEREALS
COMMODITIES
CONSUMERS
CROPS
DEBT
DEVALUATION
DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
ECOLOGY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC RELATIONS
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ECONOMIC SITUATION
ECONOMICS
EMPLOYMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPENDITURES
FARM STRUCTURES
FARMERS
FARMING
FARMS
FERTILIZERS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOREST MANAGEMENT
FORESTS
GDP
GENDER
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPLICIT SUBSIDIES
IMPORTS
INCOME
INCOMES
INPUT PRICES
INPUT USE
INSURANCE
INTEGRATION
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
IRRIGATION
LABOR FORCE
LAND REFORM
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
LIVING STANDARDS
MARKET ECONOMIES
MOV
MUSA
NASH
OPPORTUNITY COST
PASTURES
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
PORK
POTATOES
POULTRY
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRICE LEVELS
PRICE SUBSIDIES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
REAL INCOME
RICE
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
SANCTIONS
SAVINGS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
SOIL FERTILITY
SOILS
TAXATION
TOTAL REVENUE
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE TAXES
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNIVERSITIES
URBAN AREAS
VALUE ADDED
VEGETABLES
WATER PRICING
WATER RESOURCES
WHEAT
WTO AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY
FOOD ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
PRICE DISTORTIONS
TRADE POLICY
MARKET EQUILIBRIUM
INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS
FARM INCOME
FARM CAPITAL
BUDGET DEFICITS
DEBT REPAYMENTS
FARM MANAGEMENT
INSOLVENCY
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
DEBT RESTRUCTURING
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES
BANKRUPTCY
PRIVATE LAND
PROCUREMENT
SUBSIDIES
PRIVATE SECTOR MANAGEMENT
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
REFORM IMPLEMENTATION
POLICY FRAMEWORK
spellingShingle AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITIES
AGRICULTURE
AGRONOMY
BANKRUPTCY
BARLEY
BEEF
CATTLE
CEREALS
COMMODITIES
CONSUMERS
CROPS
DEBT
DEVALUATION
DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
ECOLOGY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC RELATIONS
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ECONOMIC SITUATION
ECONOMICS
EMPLOYMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPENDITURES
FARM STRUCTURES
FARMERS
FARMING
FARMS
FERTILIZERS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOREST MANAGEMENT
FORESTS
GDP
GENDER
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPLICIT SUBSIDIES
IMPORTS
INCOME
INCOMES
INPUT PRICES
INPUT USE
INSURANCE
INTEGRATION
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
IRRIGATION
LABOR FORCE
LAND REFORM
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
LIVING STANDARDS
MARKET ECONOMIES
MOV
MUSA
NASH
OPPORTUNITY COST
PASTURES
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
PORK
POTATOES
POULTRY
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRICE LEVELS
PRICE SUBSIDIES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
REAL INCOME
RICE
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
SANCTIONS
SAVINGS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
SOIL FERTILITY
SOILS
TAXATION
TOTAL REVENUE
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE TAXES
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNIVERSITIES
URBAN AREAS
VALUE ADDED
VEGETABLES
WATER PRICING
WATER RESOURCES
WHEAT
WTO AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY
FOOD ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
PRICE DISTORTIONS
TRADE POLICY
MARKET EQUILIBRIUM
INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS
FARM INCOME
FARM CAPITAL
BUDGET DEFICITS
DEBT REPAYMENTS
FARM MANAGEMENT
INSOLVENCY
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
DEBT RESTRUCTURING
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES
BANKRUPTCY
PRIVATE LAND
PROCUREMENT
SUBSIDIES
PRIVATE SECTOR MANAGEMENT
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
REFORM IMPLEMENTATION
POLICY FRAMEWORK
Csaki, Csaba
Nash, John
Matusevich, Vera
Kray, Holger
Food and Agricultural Policy in Russia : Progress to Date and the Road Forward
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Russian Federation
relation World Bank Technical Paper;No. 533
description The overall finding of this report is that much agricultural policy is made at the regional level, and here the explicit price, and trade policy distortions are significantly worse than at the federal level. The result is patchwork of inconsistent policies, that has fragmented the Russian national market. The most serious policy issues at the federal level, are in the legal framework, the continued state domination of some markets, and, the administration of limited subsidies, in ways that undermine market development. A major problem is that large farms face soft budget constraints, with tolerance of non-payment of debt, resulting in an increasing debt burden, little incentive for true restructuring, and an uneven playing field with respect to the private sector. The government recently addressed the issue of farm insolvency, through the Resolution on Agricultural Debt Restructuring, and, a fundamental approach to this problem is being elaborated in the draft Law on Financial Rehabilitation of Agricultural Enterprises. But the key to giving enterprises an incentive to participate in real restructuring, will be to enforce sanctions - including bankruptcy procedures, and foreclosure - if enterprises fail to comply with the terms, and measures developed by creditors, and investors, as part of the restructuring procedures. A supportive environment of private individual farming, and private market development should be created, by revamping agricultural support policies, that halt public procurement at federal, and regional levels; that administer all subsidies to producers, by some incentive-neutral mechanism, not dependent on input usage, or output; and, where input, or credit subsidies continue, if administered by private channels on a competitive basis, not through state-owned, or monopoly suppliers.
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author Csaki, Csaba
Nash, John
Matusevich, Vera
Kray, Holger
author_facet Csaki, Csaba
Nash, John
Matusevich, Vera
Kray, Holger
author_sort Csaki, Csaba
title Food and Agricultural Policy in Russia : Progress to Date and the Road Forward
title_short Food and Agricultural Policy in Russia : Progress to Date and the Road Forward
title_full Food and Agricultural Policy in Russia : Progress to Date and the Road Forward
title_fullStr Food and Agricultural Policy in Russia : Progress to Date and the Road Forward
title_full_unstemmed Food and Agricultural Policy in Russia : Progress to Date and the Road Forward
title_sort food and agricultural policy in russia : progress to date and the road forward
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/07/1939091/food-agricultural-policy-russia-progress-date-road-forward
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spelling okr-10986-140972021-04-23T14:03:11Z Food and Agricultural Policy in Russia : Progress to Date and the Road Forward Csaki, Csaba Nash, John Matusevich, Vera Kray, Holger AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITIES AGRICULTURE AGRONOMY BANKRUPTCY BARLEY BEEF CATTLE CEREALS COMMODITIES CONSUMERS CROPS DEBT DEVALUATION DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ECOLOGY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC RELATIONS ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMIC SITUATION ECONOMICS EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES FARM STRUCTURES FARMERS FARMING FARMS FERTILIZERS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL MARKETS FOOD PRODUCTS FOREST MANAGEMENT FORESTS GDP GENDER GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES HUMAN CAPITAL IMPLICIT SUBSIDIES IMPORTS INCOME INCOMES INPUT PRICES INPUT USE INSURANCE INTEGRATION INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE IRRIGATION LABOR FORCE LAND REFORM LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS LIVING STANDARDS MARKET ECONOMIES MOV MUSA NASH OPPORTUNITY COST PASTURES POLICY ENVIRONMENT PORK POTATOES POULTRY POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE LEVELS PRICE SUBSIDIES PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH REAL INCOME RICE RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY SANCTIONS SAVINGS SOCIAL SERVICES SOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS SOIL FERTILITY SOILS TAXATION TOTAL REVENUE TRADE BARRIERS TRADE TAXES TRANSITION ECONOMIES UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSITIES URBAN AREAS VALUE ADDED VEGETABLES WATER PRICING WATER RESOURCES WHEAT WTO AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY FOOD ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL POLICY PRICE DISTORTIONS TRADE POLICY MARKET EQUILIBRIUM INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS FARM INCOME FARM CAPITAL BUDGET DEFICITS DEBT REPAYMENTS FARM MANAGEMENT INSOLVENCY LEGAL FRAMEWORK DEBT RESTRUCTURING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES BANKRUPTCY PRIVATE LAND PROCUREMENT SUBSIDIES PRIVATE SECTOR MANAGEMENT WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION REFORM IMPLEMENTATION POLICY FRAMEWORK The overall finding of this report is that much agricultural policy is made at the regional level, and here the explicit price, and trade policy distortions are significantly worse than at the federal level. The result is patchwork of inconsistent policies, that has fragmented the Russian national market. The most serious policy issues at the federal level, are in the legal framework, the continued state domination of some markets, and, the administration of limited subsidies, in ways that undermine market development. A major problem is that large farms face soft budget constraints, with tolerance of non-payment of debt, resulting in an increasing debt burden, little incentive for true restructuring, and an uneven playing field with respect to the private sector. The government recently addressed the issue of farm insolvency, through the Resolution on Agricultural Debt Restructuring, and, a fundamental approach to this problem is being elaborated in the draft Law on Financial Rehabilitation of Agricultural Enterprises. But the key to giving enterprises an incentive to participate in real restructuring, will be to enforce sanctions - including bankruptcy procedures, and foreclosure - if enterprises fail to comply with the terms, and measures developed by creditors, and investors, as part of the restructuring procedures. A supportive environment of private individual farming, and private market development should be created, by revamping agricultural support policies, that halt public procurement at federal, and regional levels; that administer all subsidies to producers, by some incentive-neutral mechanism, not dependent on input usage, or output; and, where input, or credit subsidies continue, if administered by private channels on a competitive basis, not through state-owned, or monopoly suppliers. 2013-06-20T20:59:49Z 2013-06-20T20:59:49Z 2002-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/07/1939091/food-agricultural-policy-russia-progress-date-road-forward 0-8213-5177-X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14097 English en_US World Bank Technical Paper;No. 533 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Europe and Central Asia Russian Federation