Russian agricultural development: import substitution
This article describes trends in Russian agricultural development, results of import substitution in the economys agricultural sector, and food security. The authors analyzed consumption levels of the main agricultural products and food, depending on the populations level of income. The study associates the problem of import substitution with provision of domestic material and technical resources. The authors noted that the duration of the import substitution process for different agricultural products depends on the effectiveness of agricultures organizational and economic mechanisms. Growth opportunities are limited in the economys agricultural sector due to replacement of imports market share. Developing import substitution will create conditions for increasing exports of agricultural products and food and for transitioning from import dependence to development of export potential.