The instructions to the Russian Government deal, in particular, with reorganising genetic plant breeding and seed production centres, support for priority investment projects in the agriculture sector, amendments to the Customs Union Technical Regulations regarding the safety of milk and dairy produce, control over the safe use of pesticides and agrochemicals, and enhancing the efficiency of the use of budget allocations within the Government Programme for the Development of Agriculture and Regulation of Markets of Agricultural Commodities, Raw Materials and Foods for 2013–2020.
The instructions also deal with support for the export of agricultural produce and processed goods, sanitation of the Tsymlyanskoye water reservoir and its tributaries, and the creation of a federal television channel to cover activities of the agriculture sector.