State support of dairy farming in Vologda region of Russia

Milk and dairy products are traditional in food ration of Russian people. At the same time in many districts of the country the volume level of average per capita milk consumption stays lower than the dietary intake. Due to this fact there is an objective necessity for milk production scale-up. Agrarian production is apriority-oriented, socially important and dynamically developing sector of the Vologda region economics. Products of milk processing are the brand of the region. That is why the government of the Vologda region pays special attention to the branch of dairy farming. The article presents the study results of influence of different forms of state support of milk production in agricultural enterprises of the Vologda region on performance indicators of their business activities. The trends in volume dynamics of state assistance and its results have been found out.