Former Soviet Union: Agricultural Reform and Food Situation in Its
Successor States (Chapter Report, 11/19/93, GAO/GGD-94-17).

Since the breakup of the Soviet Union in late 1991, the newly
independent successor states have been trying to transform their
communist-style command economies into more-efficient market-based ones.
As part of this effort, the states are trying to change their
agricultural sectors, including the privatization of food production,
processing, and distribution.  If successful, these agricultural reforms
should reduce the states' dependence on food imports, and, in
particular, their reliance on export credit guarantees from the United
States and other countries.  This report identifies (1) the status of
agricultural reforms in the newly independent states; (2) the
relationship, if any, between U.S. credit-guaranteed food exports to the
states and agricultural reform in these countries; (3) the amount of
U.S. credit guarantees provided to the former Soviet Union and whether
food provided under the guarantees was distributed equitably among its
republics; and (4) the food situation in the newly independent states.

--------------------------- Indexing Terms -----------------------------

 REPORTNUM:  GGD-94-17
     TITLE:  Former Soviet Union: Agricultural Reform and Food Situation 
             in Its Successor States
      DATE:  11/19/93
   SUBJECT:  International economic relations
             Foreign aid programs
             International trade
             Foreign trade agreements
             Agricultural production
             Grain and grain products
             Food supply
             Agricultural industry
             Exporting
             Agricultural programs
IDENTIFIER:  USDA GSM-102 Program
             USDA GSM-103 Program
             European Community
             USDA Export Enhancement Program
             Soviet Union
             Russia
             Ukraine
             Belarus
             Kazakhstan
             Uzbekistan
             International Monetary Fund
             Debt for Democracy Act of 1993
             CCC Intermediate Export Credit Guarantee Program
             
************************************************************************

We regret that the full text of this item is presently unavailable.

See the GAO FAQ - Section 2.0 for printed copy ordering information.
The FAQ is automatically retrieved with all WAIS search results or 
can be obtained by sending e-mail to: [email protected]