Agroecological Policy and the Development of Organic Farming in Russia
https://doi.org/10.21686/2073-1051-2026-2-52-67
Abstract
The achievement of the country’s food independence and import substitution in the agro-food market happened through the intensification of agricultural production, which inevitably worsened the environmental problems of farming. At the same time, as people’s well-being gradually increases, so does the demand for quality food. All of this brings the need to tackle the environmental issues in agriculture and develop organic production into focus. The article looks at the current environmental situation in the agricultural sector – the condition of farmland, the impact of agriculture on pollution of the natural environment, and the level of development of organic farming. The need to move toward sustainable agricultural development is explained, along with the main directions for improving environmental policy in the sector (encouraging the use of soil protection technologies, increasing investment in environmental protection and the efficient use of natural resources in agriculture, and supporting organic product producers).
About the Author
A. V. Petrikov
All-Russian Institute of Agrarian Problems and Informatics. A. A. Nikonov – branch of the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution “Federal Scientific Center for Agrarian Economics and Social Development of Rural Territories – All-Russian Research Institute of Agricultural Economics”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Petrikov Alexander V. Academician RAS, Dr. Sc. (Econ.), Professor, Head
21, Building 1, Bolshoy Kharitonevsky Lane, Moscow, 107078
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Petrikov A.V. Agroecological Policy and the Development of Organic Farming in Russia. Federalism. 2026;31(2):52-67. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21686/2073-1051-2026-2-52-67
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