December 13, Dmitry Medvedev will hold a meeting of the government Commission on agriculture and sustainable rural development. The meeting will discuss the draft forecast for research and technological development of the agro-industrial complex of the Russian Federation for the period until 2030, as well as the issues of development of commercial aquaculture, the report said.

Dmitry Medvedev was announced on December 5 that state support to farmers in 2017 will remain at current levels and will exceed 220 billion rubles. He also reminded that Russia has managed to largely solve the problem of food security at the basic heading.

In the draft budget for 2017 for the development of agriculture laid 204,5 billion. According to the 2016 budget, the cost of the state program of agribusiness development in Russia was initially $ 237 billion rubles. However, it was subsequently decided to reduce funding for the program for the development of the domestic agricultural sector this year will be directed only 214,8 billion.

The government Commission on agriculture and sustainable rural development is a coordinating body to ensure concerted actions of Executive authorities and organizations in order to implement the unified state policy in the field of agriculture, fisheries industry and sustainable development of rural areas.