Russia: Classification of Agricultural Producers in Russia
In preparation for the All-Russian Agricultural Census 2016 Russian State Statistical Service (Rosstat) clarified the classification of Russian agricultural producers. The categories of agricultural producers are based solely on their legal status and include agricultural enterprises, peasant (private) farms and individual entrepreneurs, household (back-yard) farms, and gardening and vegetable-growing non-profit association of citizens. The description of these categories is in the Rosstat’s Order No. 141 “General Provisions, Methods and Actions Related to Preparation and Implementation of the 2016 All-Russian Agricultural Census”
