Decree No. 235 regulating provisions of art. 4 of Law No. 8.174 of 30 January 1991. Country/Territory Brazil Document type Regulation Date 1991 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition Keyword Agricultural commodities Smallholders/peasants Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Financing Food security Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Decree establishes terms and conditions for the amortization or cash financing for the cost of basic food consumption of the population, the small rural producer is assured the granting of a Federal Government Loan (EGF), under the modality with a put option (COV), or the Acquisition of the Federal Government (AGF), under the specific conditions established in this Decree. The Decree establishes also that wheat, rice, beans, cassava, corn and soybeans, as well as their by-products supported by the Minimum Price Guarantee Policy, are considered a basic food product of the population. A small rural producer is considered to be an individual or legal entity classified as such when granting funding, including when granted through a cooperative within the on-lending system, in accordance with rural credit rules. Full text Portuguese Website www.planalto.gov.br References - Legislation Implements Act No. 8.174 establishing competencies of the National Council for Agricultural Policy (CNPA). Legislation | Brazil | 1991 Keyword: Financial agricultural measures, Institution, Subsidy/incentive Source: FAO, FAOLEX