Interview: Russian farm sector open to investors

摘要

In an exclusive interview with Agra Europe Andrey Oleinik, managing director of Basic Element agribusiness, says foreign investment is key to modernising Russia's agriculture sector and securing its future position as a global bread basket. Industrialconglomerate Basic Element includes more than 100 domestic and international companies and accounts for 1% of Russian GDR The group's agribusiness operations span dairy and animal farms, grain elevators, seed production facilities, a sugar refinery anda service centre that repairs and overhauls agricultural equipment.