Human capital and Russia's agricultural future

Stephen K. Wegren

Post-Communist Economies, 2014, vol. 26, issue 4, 537-554

Abstract: Russian agriculture has rebounded from the depths of the 1990s but significant challenges remain. This article documents deficiencies in rural human capital, specifically, a contracting rural labour force, a shortage of skilled workers, and migratory outflow of the rural young. These problems are compounded by emerging budgetary constraints, slower economic growth and de-mechanisation of agricultural labour. State policy prioritises food production but does not allocate sufficient resources to supporting human capital on which food production depends. As a result, the base of human capital will continue to erode, thereby damaging leadership aspirations and Russian competitiveness in the global food market.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/14631377.2014.964467

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