State financial support for agriculture in Russia: regulatory impact, new challenges, and targets
https://doi.org/10.26897/0021-342X-2026-2-174-194
Abstract
The article analyses the key areas of state financial support for agriculture in Russia in 2019-2025. Based on an analysis of Rosstat data, the outcomes of sectoral programs, and compliance with regulatory acts, the following trends were identified: growth in production volumes, increasing regional differentiation, and transformation of tools for subsidizing, preferential lending, and agricultural insurance. It is shown that the vector of state policy is shifting from compensating current costs towards strategic investments in technological modernization and the development of human and scientific potential in the agricultural sector. Particular attention is paid to the federal project “Development of Small-Scale Agribusiness” (starting in 2026), which consolidates support measures for farm households and private subsidiary plots. Recommendations are formulated to improve the efficiency of budget expenditures and adapt the mechanisms of state financial support for agriculture to regional conditions.
About the Authors
V. N. Ovchinnikov
Southern Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Viktor N. Ovchinnikov, DSc (Econ), Professor, Scientific Director of the Faculty of Management, Professor at the Department of Management of Development of Spatial-Economic Systems
105/42 Bolshaya Sadovaya St., Rostov-on-Don, 344006
V. V. Zunde
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Victoria V. Zunde, DSc (Econ), Associate Professor, Professor at the Department of National and Regional Economics
36, Stremyanny Ln., Moscow, 115054
K. Yu. Bagratuni
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics; Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Karine Yu. Bagratuni, CSc (Econ), Associate Professor at the Department of Public Finance
36, Stremyanny Ln., Moscow, 115054
49 Leningradsky Ave., Moscow, 125315
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Ovchinnikov V.N., Zunde V.V., Bagratuni K.Yu. State financial support for agriculture in Russia: regulatory impact, new challenges, and targets. IZVESTIYA OF TIMIRYAZEV AGRICULTURAL ACADEMY. 2026;(2):174-194. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26897/0021-342X-2026-2-174-194
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