Law No. 18.476 establishing the Agro-Friendly School Programme in the State Public Education Network of Pernambuco. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Pernambuco Document type Legislation Date 2024 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock Keyword Agricultural development Agricultural extension Education Farming Animal health Animal production Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Law establishes the Agro-Friendly School (Escola Amiga do Agro) Programme in the State Public Education Network of Pernambuco. The Programme aims at promoting interaction between students from Pernambuco and the agricultural reality of the State, through pedagogical activities aimed at primary and secondary school students in public schools. The objectives of the Agro-Friendly School Programme are: contribute to the academic training and social experience of children and young people in the State; eliminate distortions regarding the socioeconomic functions of agriculture in Pernambuco; encourage students from Pernambuco to carry out extension actions related to rural areas and agricultural activities; disseminate the strategic role of agriculture in building the social and economic development of the State; and complement the training of students from Pernambuco through integration with the rural community during practice. Full text Portuguese Website legis.alepe.pe.gov.br