So, according to the rules, the Ministry publishes on its website a notice of the beginning of the selection. Within 30 calendar days of the credit institution shall send to the Department the necessary documents. In particular, information on that the Bank has no arrears on taxes and duties and is not in the stage of reorganization and liquidation.

The size of own capital of the Bank shall be not less than 20 billion rubles, work on the market, the Bank, excluding restructuring and merger have not less than five years. In addition, its product line must be specialized credit programs for agricultural producers.

Recall, from January 2017 to farmers earned a new "preferential investment credit". Farmers can obtain at a reduced rate funds for the implementation of an investment project for a period of from 2 to 15 years in the field of crop and livestock production.