in Krasnodar : All-Russian Research Institute of Oil Crops by the name of V . S . Pustovoit ( FGBNU VNIIMK ) , Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Soybeans (Glycine max) serve not only as an oil seed crop, valuable feed for livestock and aquaculture but also as a good source of protein for the human diet. Therefore it is one of the most global ized, traded and processed crop commodities and demand for it is expected to grow instantly. USA, Argentina and Brazil continue to be the top three producers and exporters of soybean and soymeal (USDA, 2017). Russian soy-industry is yet on its way to make a mark in the national and global arena. Russian agricultural crop production has undergone unprecedented changes both in the intensification of technologies and expansion of cultivated area. As a result, second-year through total grain crops brake historical maximum and are reported to reach 134.1 million tons. Soybean production also hits record of 3.6 million tons (plus 14.1% to 2016 year) (IKAR, 2018). The Russian government has made it a priority to ensure food security for the nation by increasing the number of agricultural products produced in Russia. Domestic demand for soybeans continues to grow with Russia's focus on development of the livestock, poultry and aquaculture sectors. Rapidly evolving soybean-processing facilities excess short domestic supply. APK Inform estimates soybean import for the season 2017/18 to be 1,8 million tons (APK Inform, 2017). While production of such soybean products as protein isolates, soymeal, oil and some other derivatives is promoted by the industry demand, the use of soy for health and nutrition purposes requires stimulating (Petibskaya, 2012). Conditions of soybean farming and soy-related industry could be further improved. Today in Russia there is an informational deficit in the field of soybean production. Therefore, it is necessary to address the problem in order to fulfil l the need for knowledge, skills, and technologies, as well as for the quality seeds of the Russian agricultural producers and of the foreign stakeholders, potential investors and researchers. Present paper aims at informing prospective producers about the research carried out in the field of oil crops and specificly soybean-related production, and the network of the scientific organizations for possible cooperation. Since the international and domestic demand for highquality protein, both for people and livestock is growing unprecedentedly, it is essential for the Russian scientific institutions to be able to provide the expanding soybean and soyfood production industry with high-quality materials (seeds) and appropriate agrotechnological know-how. North Caucasus region of the Russian Federation has tremendous comparative advantages in agricultural production, with some of the world's best land for arable farming and long agricultural traditions. We found it necessary to present AllRussian Research Institute of Oil Crops by the name of V.S. Pustovoit (FGBNU VNIIMK) the main oil crop state