Agriculture in russia

Russia comprises roughly three-quarters of the territory of the former Soviet
Union but has relatively little area suited for agriculture because of its arid climate
and inconsistent rainfall. Northern areas concentrate mainly on livestock, and the
southern parts and western Siberia produce grain. Restructuring of former state farms
has been an extremely slow process. The new land code passed by the Duma in 2002
should speed restructuring and attract new domestic investment to Russian