The Main Trends in the Development of the Agro-Industrial Complex in Russia in the 1990-s

The article summarizes the historical experience of reforms in the agro-industrial complex of Russia in the transition period of the 1990-s, on the basis of which recommendations for further development of the industry are proposed. The author concludes about the crisis state of the agro-industrial complex of Russia in the mid-1990-s, caused by the long underestimation of the importance of this sphere in the socio-economic life of the country. At the beginning of perestroika, agriculture was still considered by the party-state leadership as the main source of material and demographic resources for the development of heavy industry.<br>