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Former Soviet Union: Agricultural Reform and Food Situation in Its Successor States

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Nov. 19, 1993
Report No. GGD-94-17
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Summary:

Since the breakup of the Soviet Union in late 1991, the newly independent successor states have been trying to transform their communist-style command economies into more-efficient market-based ones. As part of this effort, the states are trying to change their agricultural sectors, including the privatization of food production, processing, and distribution. If successful, these agricultural reforms should reduce the states' dependence on food imports, and, in particular, their reliance on export credit guarantees from the United States and other countries. This report identifies (1) the status of agricultural reforms in the newly independent states; (2) the relationship, if any, between U.S. credit-guaranteed food exports to the states and agricultural reform in these countries; (3) the amount of U.S. credit guarantees provided to the former Soviet Union and whether food provided under the guarantees was distributed equitably among its republics; and (4) the food situation in the newly independent states.

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