The Eurasian Wheat Belt and Food Security: Global and Regional Aspects

Part I: The commercial and institutional framework of the Eurasian wheat belt region.- Privatization and changing farm structure in the Commonwealth of Independent States.- Land policy in Russia: New challenges.- Credit and finance issues in the Eurasian wheat belt.- Part II: The role of agricultural policies.- Agrarian reforms in Ukraine.- Outcomes of the agrarian reform in Russia.- More than pouring money into an ailing sector? Farm-level financial constraints and Kazakhstan's "Agribusiness 2020" strategy.- The new wheat exporters of Eurasia and volatility.- Part III: The future of grain production and export.- Assessing the potential for Russian grain export: A special focus on the prospective cultivation of the abandoned land.- Production potential of Kazakhstan.- Future perspectives on regional and interregional food security, emerging players in the region: Uzbekistan.- Wheat production in Turkmenistan: Reality and expectations.- Part IV: A neighbouring and global perspective.- The development of the Eurasian livestock and grain economies.- Eurasian grain markets in an uncertain world: A focus on harvest failures in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan and their impact on global food security.- China's role in world food security.- Wheat sector in India: Production, policies and food security.- Part V: Conclusions and policy considerations.