The Adygheya tin factory - Fabmai is among the biggest factories in Russia. Fabmai has a high qualith production which is much sought after abroad as well as in Adygheya and Russia. Other export industries include machine building and woodworking. Adygheya s agriculture is defined by its soil and climate. THere are 90 collective farms and more than 1200 peasants farms, which together comprise 250000 hectares of land, with 100 types of agricultural plants.
Principal crops are wheat, barley, corn, rapeseed, rise and sunflowers.
A programme to introduce the production of tea in the northern regions is beeing developed. Adygheya waters are well stocked with fish. THe communication between Adygheya s towns is well served by asphalt roads and air trips. Railroad and airline links connect Maikop with moscow, and a new airport will be built to connect the cith with other cities in Russia and elsewhere. Adygheya s geological structure includes some rare minerals and most important oil and gas.