Meeting on mechanisms of support for agriculture, the President had on Wednesday in the Moscow region. It was attended by Golubev.

According to the government area, the Governor appealed to the Prime Minister asking him to change the rules of distribution of unbound support and return to Rostov region funding provided by the previous volumes.

"In 2016 Rostov oblast has received under the direction of 1.5 billion rubles, and today is almost devoid of this support. In the zone of risky agriculture are 14 districts in Eastern and North-Eastern zones of the region. In these areas — with an area of arable land in 36% of the total of annually repeated drought," — quoted in the message words of the Governor.

In addition, in his opinion, the additional support needs of dairy cattle. "Now the subsidy is 50 cents per 1 kilogram of milk is much less than required. Please consider increasing state support for the dairy industry," he said at the meeting.

In 2018 on the support of agriculture Rostov region provided 6.2 billion rubles, including 2.3 billion rubles will be allocated from the regional budget.