Development of Russia’s agriculture as a factor promoting the solution of the world food problem

The article reviews the current state and causes of the global food problem. It characterizes the measures of governmental support to the development of agriculture in Russia in 2008 – 2011. It also states the possibilities of increasing agricultural production output by using the potential of the country’s Northern regions provided that technical and technological modernization will be carried out. The article identifies the main priorities of Russia’s agricultural policy and related activities that will enhance exports of food on the world markets

Keywords

food problem, state support of agriculture, opportunities for agricultural production increase, priorities of russia’s agricultural policy