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This chapter draws conclusions and provides policy recommendations based on the findings of earlier chapters. This book has shown that, given the availability of large land resources and the low levels of current yields, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries are strong players in wheat global markets and have great potential to further increase their wheat production and exports, thus strengthening their contribution to global food security. Production growth can be achieved primarily by cultivating more land, increasing current yields and incorporating modern technologies into farming practices. However, the production potential of CIS countries can be realised fully only if the agricultural sector is supported by structural changes including (1) enhancing market institutions and property rights; (2) developing land markets, (3) improving access to credit; (4) creating a reliable and transparent policy-support framework (5), addressing climate and environmental challenges and (6) developing infrastructure.
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Ciaian, P., Gomez y Paloma, S., Mary, S., Langrell, S. (2017). Conclusions and Policy Recommendations. In: Gomez y Paloma, S., Mary, S., Langrell, S., Ciaian, P. (eds) The Eurasian Wheat Belt and Food Security. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33239-0_18
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