Abstract
The author of this article reports on the preparation for the 2016 Russia Census of Agriculture. Questions of legal support of the major statistical work are reviewed; methodological and organizational support of the event is analyzed. Emphasis is given to the features of the upcoming agricultural census program, following optimization of the expense budget, as well as to the list of indicators, included in the draft questionnaires, which has undergone significant reduction [especially when it came to agricultural enterprises, peasant (farm) enterprises and individual entrepreneurs] compared to the 2006 All-Russia Census of Agriculture. Activities, that should be undertaken over the coming years amid the preparation for the 2016 Russia Census of Agriculture, are characterized.