On behalf of the President of the Russian Federation, Russia will launch Government program effective involvement of agricultural land in circulation and the development of the ameliorative complex of the Russian Federation for the period from 2022 to 2031. It was developed by the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia and approved by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
The objectives of the state program are to obtain reliable and up-to-date information on the quantitative characteristics and boundaries of all agricultural land, to bring into circulation 13,2 million hectares of unused agricultural land, to prevent disposal and preserve at least 3,6 million hectares of reclaimed land. In addition, agroforestry, phyto- and chemical reclamation is planned on an area of 2,8 million hectares and the provision of a water regime for irrigation and drainage systems on an area of 1,35 million hectares. To achieve these goals, more than 2031 billion rubles are planned from the federal budget until 500.