Regional Law No. 11/2020-OZ “On agricultural development”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Astrakhan Document type Legislation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Land & soil, Cultivated plants Keyword Agricultural development Food security Cooperative/producer organization Family farming Agricultural land Soil conservation/soil improvement Agricultural commodities Crops/grasses Access-to-information Farming Aquaculture Subsidy/incentive Animal production Planting material/seeds Plant production 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 Entry into force notes This Regional Law enters into force the day after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law regulates relations in the field of agricultural development. The main objectives of agricultural development shall be as follows: (a) to ensure food security; (b) to improve competitiveness of agricultural commodities; (c) to ensure conservation and reproduction of natural resources; (d) to ensure more efficient functioning of the regional market of agricultural commodities and foodstuffs; and (e) to create more favorable and friendly investment climate. The main directions of agricultural development shall be as follows: (a) development of crop production (including the development of elite seed production, and protected horticulture), ensuring the establishment of perennial plantings and taking care of them; (b) improvement of soil fertility; (c) promotion of pedigree stockbreeding and commercial aquaculture (fishfarming); (c) promotion of agricultural consumer cooperation; (d) support of peasant farms and family stockbreeding farms; (e) access to credits; (f) insurance of agricultural risks; and (g) organization of regional, Pan-Russian and international agricultural exhibitions. State support of agricultural development shall be performed in the following forms: (a) allocation of subsidies; (b) preferential terms of taxation; and (c) public financing of other arrangements and events envisaged by the regional agricultural programs. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Implements Federal Law No. 264-FZ on agricultural development. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2006 Keyword: Agricultural development, Agricultural commodities, Cooperative/producer organization, Credit, Smallholders/peasants, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Regional Law No. 51/2006-OZ “On state support of agricultural production”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2006 (2008) Keyword: Agricultural development, Agricultural commodities, Sustainable development, Subsidy/incentive Source: FAO, FAOLEX