Agricultural and Livestock Policy, 1997.

Agricultural and Livestock Policy nine general objectives are: Assure basic food security for the nation, and to improve national standards of nutrition by increasing output, quality and availability of food commodities. Increase food crops production through productivity and livestock growth will be encouraged to private sector. Improve standards in the rural areas through increased income generation from agricultural and livestock production, processing and marketing: encouraging exports of cash crops, livestock products and agricultural surpluses. Produce and supply raw materials, including industrial crops, livestock, by-products and residues for local industries. Develop and introduce new technologies increasing the productivity of labour and land. Promote integrated and sustainable use of natural resources for environmental conservation. Develop human resources within the sector in order to increase the productivity of labour and improve ability. Promote specifically the access of women and youth to land, credit, education and information.