Regional Law No. 44-ZS “On state support of subsistence farmers producing agricultural commodities”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Altai Document type Legislation Date 1999 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock Keyword Farming Agricultural commodities Cooperative/producer organization Credit Subsidy/incentive Contract/agreement Agricultural development Animal feed/feedstuffs 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 on 1 January 2000. Abstract This Regional Law establishes terms and conditions for granting state support to subsistence farmers producing agricultural commodities. Subsistence farming shall be intended as a form of non-entrepreneurial activity with a scope of producing and processing of agricultural commodities. Subsistence farming shall be regulated by contracts concluded with agricultural organizations of various forms. State support to subsistence farmers shall be granted in the following forms: (a) leasing and crediting; (b) allotment of pastures and hayfields; (c) supply of animal feed; (d) organization of agricultural cooperatives; and (e) guarantee of stable sale of agricultural commodities. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 96-ZS amending Regional Law No. 44-ZS “On state support of subsistence farmers producing agricultural commodities”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2010 Keyword: Farming, Agricultural commodities, Cooperative/producer organization, Subsidy/incentive, Family farming, Agricultural development Source: FAO, FAOLEX