Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has decided to provide state support to Russian poultry breeding plants and farms, according to the Russian government website.

"It is about reimbursement of a part of direct costs for construction and modernization of complexes engaged in creation of breeding material for domestic poultry breeders," the statement reads.

Within the frames of the new support mechanism agrarian enterprises will be able to receive one-time funding from the budget for development. Before such measures could be used by enterprises that are engaged in creation or modernization of vegetable and fruit storage facilities, dairy farms, selection and seed centers and sheep breeding farms.

The decree states that the state will now compensate poultry farmers for up to 20% of the cost of the facility.

"The adopted decision will contribute to increasing the raw material base for domestic poultry farms, further developing the production of poultry meat, as well as hatching eggs," the government added.

The Ministry of Agriculture estimated that such a measure would ensure uninterrupted operation of poultry farms, and by 2025 would almost completely replace imported breeding material with Russian material.

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Author: Ksenia Gustova