Law No. 166 “On agricultural development.” Country/Territory Kyrgyzstan Document type Legislation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition Keyword Agricultural development Agricultural commodities Credit Basic legislation Food security Geographical area Asia, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force three months after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Law establishes legal relations between citizens, legal persons, state executive bodies and local self-government for the development of agrofood sector of the national economy. It regulates the relations between rural producers of agricultural commodities, state bodies and local self-government directed at implementation of state policy in the sphere of agricultural development and production of agricultural commodities with a view of provision of the population with food. The scope of this Law shall be: (a) to ensure food security; (b) to ensure stable development and functioning of agro-industrial sector; and (c) creation of favourable conditions for rural livelihoods. Achievement of the aforesaid objectives shall be ensured by: (a) crediting of agro-industrial complex; (b) export regulation in the agro-industrial sector; (c) ensuring veterinary, sanitary and phytosanitary safety; and (d) training of staff for agro-industrial sector. State regulation of agrofood markets shall be carried out by: (a) state purchasing and commodity interventions; and (b) protection of internal market. Full text Russian Website www.agroprod.kg