Russia's eastern land giveaway scheme may be expanded
Despite the harsh environment of Russia's east, people are lining up to acquire small plots of farmland
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- Free land
- Retention scheme
- High take-up
- Downsides and risks
- Difficult conditions
- Limited infrastructure
- Bureaucratic hindrances
- Limited scope for exports
- Pilot for broader schemes
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_350.jpg "A man carries containers to fetch water in the village of Sikachi-Alyan near the River Amur, some 80 km from Khabarovsk (Reuters/Yuri Zolotarev)")