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6. Therefore, given that the peasant farm movement is plagued with political and 

 economic difficulties which constrain their production; given that the most popular form of 

 land reform, private plots, is intended for family consumption; and given that finances are 

 limited to construct an adequate infrastructrure and modernize food processing, it is likely 

 that Russia will remain a food importer for at least the near-tenn. 



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