The draft strategy for the development of the agro-industrial and fishery complexes of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2030 was discussed at a meeting of the Federation Council, reports press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia. Elena Fastova, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, spoke about the main priorities and targets.
The draft strategy was prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture in order to adapt to the new economic conditions and takes into account the need to ensure an integrated approach to achieving the national goals set by the President of the Russian Federation until 2030. The document was developed taking into account the proposals of the members of the State Council Commission on Agriculture and interested departments and is currently under consideration by the Government.
The draft strategy provides for a baseline and a target scenario. The latter assumes an accelerated growth in agricultural production at a level of at least 3% per year, starting from 2023, import substitution of critical types of agricultural products and food, as well as the development of new directions and export channels. At the same time, the target option requires an increase in the amount of funding for the state program for the development of the agro-industrial complex and full financial support for the state program for the effective involvement of agricultural land in the circulation.
The Deputy Minister noted that the strategy was supplemented with new indicators, such as the agricultural production index, the application of mineral fertilizers per 1 hectare of crops, the creation of a single digital platform for the agricultural and chemical complex. The values of individual target indicators and the timing of the implementation of activities have also been clarified. 2020 was chosen as the base year for calculations.
Following the meeting, the senators supported the project, proposing to focus on the implementation of the target option for the development of the agro-industrial and fishery complexes.