"The total amount of support this year from the Federal budget in two areas will amount to 4.1 billion rubles, including the Republic of Crimea it is provided 2,8 billion roubles, from them on the implementation of program activities in crop production was 1.7 billion rubles, livestock - 1.1 billion rubles", - said the Minister of agriculture of Russia A. N. Tkachev.

All the support in this direction will be 31 region.

The Ministry of agriculture also said that in this year to support investment loans in animal husbandry will be sent to 28.7 billion rubles, in beef cattle - 6 billion roubles in dairy cattle - 5.9 billion rubles, crop production - by 12.6 bn.

In addition, Alexander Tkachev presented at the meeting of the RF Government the project of distribution of funds between regions in the framework of the Federal target program "Sustainable development of rural territories for 2014-2017 and for the period till 2020". The total amount of support from the Federal budget will amount to 7.2 billion rubles.

The project redistributes funds among regions due to the fact that some regions are unable to absorb the funds, while others asked for additional funding.