Regional Law No. 44-ZS on development of agricultural and foodstuff market. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Altai Document type Legislation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition Keyword Agricultural commodities Credit Subsidy/incentive Food security Cattle 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 The Regional Law enters into force from the date of its official publication. Abstract The present Regional Law establishes legal basis for carrying out agricultural and food policy, establishes the terms and conditions for rendering state support to the producers of agricultural commodities. The main targets of agricultural and food policy are: 1) development of competitive and sustainable production of agricultural commodities; 2) ensuring provision with high quality foodstuffs of the regional population and the population of other RF subjects; 3) setting up food security reserves for state and regional needs; 4) setting up in the rural areas of cooperative infrastructure for servicing and crediting of the producers of agricultural commodities and processing thereof. The main instruments of agricultural and food policy are: 1) storage, processing and trade of agricultural commodities for regional needs; 2) partial subsidies for the production of agricultural commodities; 3) system of crediting, lease of technical equipment and pedigree cattle. Full text Russian