The Russian crop protection industry needs urgent reforms in order to remain competitive and continue to attract investments for its further development, according to statements made by Russia's leading producers of agrochemicals in a recent meeting of the Russian Union of Producers of Crop Protection Products. Over the past few years, the Russian market of crop protection products (CPP) has grown significantly, with annual growth rates of 15% to 20%. Between 2005 and 2008, sales of pesticides doubled. In 2008 market volume reached 66,900 tons and, according to some predictions, it is expected to grow to 76,000 tons by 2015.
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