Cantonal Soil Improvement Ordinance. Country/Territory Switzerland Territorial subdivision Zürich Document type Regulation Date 1979 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil Keyword Capacity building Agricultural land Land consolidation Mountain area Institution Drainage/land reclamation Cooperative/producer organization Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Soil rehabilitation Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance implements the Federal Agricultural Act of 2 September 1979. Article 1 establishes that the Office of Landscape and Nature is responsible for the enforcement of the afore-mentioned Federal Agricultural Act, unless otherwise determined. The text consists of 44 articles divided into 8 Parts as follows: General provisions (A); Common implementation of improvement measures in general and maintenance cooperatives (B); Property consolidation (C); Paths, drainage and irrigations (D); Agricultural buildings (E); Further measures (F); Additional measures in mountain regions and in pre-alpine zones (G); Conservation of works (H); Final provisions (I). Full text German Website www.zh.ch References - Legislation Implements Loi fédérale sur l'agriculture (Loi sur l'agriculture, LAgr). Legislation | Switzerland | 1998 (2017) Keyword: Framework law, Financial agricultural measures, Subsidy/incentive, Agricultural land, Agricultural commodities, Research, International trade, Internal trade, Farming, Agricultural development, Cooperative/producer organization, Agricultural extension, Court/tribunal, Family farming, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties, Food sovereignty, Fruits/edible nuts, Viticulture/oenological practices, Fraud Source: FAO, FAOLEX