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The RUSSIAN FEDERATION in northern Asia is the world's largest country, occupying an area of 17 million km2, from Europe in the west to the North Pacific Ocean in the east. The climate varies from arctic to subtropical and the terrain from mountainous to desert. Overall, 15% of the population of 147 million (1999) is engaged in agriculture, which forms 8.4% of the GDP.
General information
- GNI per capita PPP$, 2000: 8,010
- Internal renewable water resources: 4,030 km3
- Incoming water flow: 227 km3
- Rice consumption, 1999: 5.5 kg milled rice per person per year
Production constraints
Rice yields have declined during the last five years. The following are the major problems:
- Low temperature and short growing season
- High production costs
- Lack of research and extension support
- Salinity in rice soil
Production season |
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Planting |
Harvesting |
Main season |
May-Jun |
Aug-Sep |
Basic statistics, Russian Federation |
|
1985 |
1990 |
1995 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
Rice |
Area harvested (ha) |
na |
na |
144,070 |
135,900 |
162,300 |
175,800 |
Yield (t/ha) |
na |
na |
3.2 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
Production (t) |
na |
na |
461,900 |
412,750 |
444,000 |
440,000 |
Rice imports (t) |
na |
na |
145,667 |
264,995 |
558,048 |
na |
Paddy imports (t) |
na |
na |
0 |
3,358 |
10,879 |
na |
Rice exports (t) |
na |
na |
90,727 |
11,035 |
4,764 |
na |
Paddy exports (t) |
na |
na |
8,393 |
2,974 |
na |
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Others |
Population, total (x103) |
na |
na |
148,097 |
147,434 |
147,196 |
na |
Population, agriculture (x103) |
na |
na |
17,755 |
16,303 |
15,844 |
na |
Agricultural area (x103 ha) |
na |
na |
216,400 |
217,155 |
na |
na |
Irrigated agricultural area (x103 ha) |
na |
na |
5,362 |
4,663 |
na |
na |
Total fertilizer consumption (t) |
na |
na |
1,750,000 |
1,087,000 |
na |
na |
Tractors used in agric. (no.) |
na |
na |
1,052,105 |
856,708 |
na |
na |
Source: FAOSTAT online database. |
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