SSC MTS EXAM

Industrial and agricultural production broke down in Russia after 1990. The recovery started in 1999, but it will need growth rates for decades to join developmental paths leading to a satisfactory status. Large-scale farms, similar to the Soviet collectivized farms, and private business farms are operating 80% of the agricultural area, but are producing less than 50% of agriculture available for food. Small household plots working on the remaining agricultural land are producing more food. Millions of families are committed to growing their own food from their own farms.A majority of the agriculture in Russia is produced by-