The concept of farm products can be fixed in the near future

The legislative initiative belongs to the Federation Council, while, according to Shevelkina,  the Ministry of Agriculture  and the Ministry of Industry and Trade are also puzzled by the problem of marketing farm products and their access to retail chains. The draft law proposes to consolidate that farm products  are products that are produced by micro and small agricultural enterprises.

“That is, in fact, companies from the large business segment will not be able to call their products farm products,” Shevelkina explained. “Thus, we will divide that farm products are niche products produced directly by farmers, small enterprises. In our opinion, this will help increase the volume of sales of such products and simplify the supply of such goods to large retail chains.”

Earlier, the issue of legislative consolidation of the concept of "farm product" was discussed at a meeting of the government commission on the agro-industrial complex and sustainable development of rural areas, which was chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko. This is necessary to "stop potential consumer misleading," according to a statement on the Cabinet's website. it is also noted that this group of goods to support SMEs in the agro-industrial complex can be promoted in the public procurement system for baby and school meals.

During the meeting, Abramchenko recalled that support is provided for farmers in RUSSIA in terms of marketing products. For example, the state program for the development of agriculture and the regulation of agricultural markets provides for subsidies for small farms and their associations. In addition, farmers can take advantage of preferential investment loans for a period of two to five years for the organization of trade facilities and equipment.

In March, the Ministry of Agriculture also proposed to eliminate the confusion in the organizational and legal form of farms and to legislate the status of a farmer as early as 2023. Now there are five organizational and legal forms of farms. The department believes that there should be a classic form of peasant farming, Interfax wrote.