Extension and Rural Development Programme (PEDR). Country/Territory Angola Document type Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Government of Angola. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Food & nutrition Keyword Agricultural development Sustainable development Poverty Financial agricultural measures Rural employment Extension Family farming Governance Smallholders/peasants Capacity building Ecosystem preservation Business/industry/corporations Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Public participation Fiscal and market measures Community management Food security Nutrition Geographical area Africa, AFRICA FAO, Central Africa, Least Developed Countries, South Atlantic Abstract The overall objectives of the Extension and Rural Development Programme (PEDR) are to contribute to poverty reduction and for the effective integration of rural communities in the economic and social life of the country. The programme, consisting of 30 sections, aims to contribute to the improvement of production and living conditions of rural communities, within a strategy supported by the involvement and participation of family farming enterprises in decision, prioritization and integration of their knowledge. Given the scope of the PEDR, its specific objectives are to: organizing the production of rural communities; increasing production and productivity of family farms; improving the living conditions of the communities concerned. Full text Portuguese