Decree-Law No. 77/2023 establishing the structure of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Forests (MAPPF). Country/Territory Timor-Leste Document type Legislation Date 2023 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Jornal da República, Série I, No. 37, 4 October 2023. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Fisheries, Forestry, Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Institution Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Agricultural development Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Farming Inspection Irrigation Sustainable development Sustainable use Research Biodiversity Intellectual property rights/patents Aquaculture Mariculture Animal feed/feedstuffs Hygiene/sanitary procedures Agro-forestry Forest management/forest conservation Animal health Animal production Drugs Quarantine National parks Protected area Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Decree-Law enters into force on the day after its publication and takes effect on 1 January 2024. Abstract This Decree-Law establishes the structure of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Forestry (MAPPF) as the government department responsible for the design, execution, coordination and evaluation of the policy, defined and approved by the Council of Ministers, for the above mentioned areas. The Ministry is responsible in particular to: a) Propose related policy, legislation and regulatory projects; b) Ensure the implementation and continuity of agricultural and rural development programmes; c) Create technical support centers for farmers; d) Promote agricultural research; e) Control the use of land for agricultural production purposes; f) Promote and monitor animal production and health; g) Promote the agricultural and fishing industry; h) Promote and monitor food production, including seed production; i) Manage Quarantine Services; j) Promote rural development, implementing a cooperative system for marketing agricultural production; k) Carry out feasibility studies for irrigation systems, water storage, as well as the construction of the related facilities; l) Manage forest resources and river basins in coordination with other ministers; m) Promote the industrial production, particularly for coffee cultivation; n) Manage water resources intended for agricultural purposes; o) Promote and monitor the fishing and aquaculture sector; p) Establish coordination mechanisms with other Government bodies; q) Manage National Parks, Protected Areas and Botanical Gardens; r) Ensure the protection and conservation of nature and biodiversity, supervising the implementation of the respective policy and monitoring activities harmful to the integrity of the national fauna and flora, in collaboration with related entities. Full text Portuguese Website www.jornal.gov.tl References - Legislation Repeals Decree-Law No. 19/2019 establishing the structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAP). Legislation | Timor-Leste | 2019 Keyword: Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Agricultural development, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Farming, Inspection, Irrigation, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Research, Biodiversity, Intellectual property rights/patents, Aquaculture, Mariculture, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Agro-forestry, Forest management/forest conservation, Animal health, Animal production, Drugs, National parks, Protected area Source: FAO, FAOLEX