Regional Law No. 11/2020-OZ “On agricultural development”.

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.