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Order No. 218 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating sectoral target program “Development of peasant farms and other small forms of management in agro-industrial complex for the period 2009-2011”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Policy/planning Agricultural development Agricultural commodities Family farming Farming Cooperative/producer organization Rural employment Transport/storage Local government Data collection/reporting Credit Subsidy/incentive
Geographical area
Arctic, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

Sectoral target program “Development of peasant farms and other small forms of management in agro-industrial complex for the period 2009-2011” is a sectoral policy document aimed at improving the productivity and sustainability of peasant farms and other small forms of farming. The expected results shall be as follows: (a) increase in agricultural production in peasant farms and other small forms of farming; (b) improving the living standards of the rural population; (c) improving the social climate in rural areas; and (d) rural employment growth and reduction of hidden unemployment. In order to achieve the expected results the following problems must be solved: (a) creating conditions for the development of marketing infrastructure, primary processing, storage and transportation of agricultural products; (b) stimulating innovation in the activities of peasant farms and other small forms of management; (c) increasing the attractiveness of peasant (farm) households; and (d) facilitating access to peasant (farm) households and other small forms of management, as well as agricultural consumer cooperatives. In order to promote peasant farm shall be applied the following measures: (a) subsidizing interest rates on credits for the implementation of investment projects aimed at creating infrastructure for the primary processing, storage and transportation of products of peasant (farmer) farms and other small forms of management; (b) stimulation of peasant farms using highly productive animal breeds and high-yielding varieties of crops; (c) optimization of the system of mandatory reporting of peasant farms and other small forms of management to state authorities and local self-government; and (d) subsidizing part of the interest rate on credits issued to newly created peasant farms, as well as to existing farms for the purchase of material and technical resources, for the construction of livestock buildings.

Full text
Russian
Website
pravo.gov.ru