History of development of Soybean Production in the Amur Region and Far East District in the USSR

Abstract

After the collapse of the USSR, main agriculture complexes were destroyed and stopped their work since than soybean production in Russia had a challenging period and has only recently reached the peak level of the USSR production. Currently, soybean production in Russia has several main obstacles. It is essential to study the history and steps of the development of soybean cultivation. The rapid development of soybean production in the USSR was due to protein deficiency. Given the high content of protein and a considerable amount of valuable amino acids together with affordable low cost of production, the government decided to expand the cultivated area of the crop (Glycine max). Mostly, the soybean was used for livestock feed and oil production. The purpose of this paper is to study the dynamics of soybean production in the USSR and the primary agricultural practices that were used. This paper is focused on the Far East area, where since 1958 year, the cultivated area had spread significantly creating the leading industrial production zone of soybean in the USSR.