Russian Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko said that state support for the agro-industrial complex in new regions of Russia in 2023 will amount to 4.5 billion rubles. She said this during a speech at the final meeting of the board of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia.

Earlier, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree on the launch of a preferential loan program for small and medium-sized businesses in new Russian regions. It includes subsidies for growing crops, milk production and support for enterprises in the baking industry.