Ecolex Logo
The gateway to
environmental law
Search results » Legislation

Law No. 18.624 establishing the State Policy to Encourage Entrepreneurship for Rural Youth.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Santa Catarina
Document type
Legislation
Date
2023
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
General
Keyword
Youth Access-to-information Capacity building Credit
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 State Policy to Encourage Entrepreneurship for Rural Youth (PEEEJC), aiming to prepare young people to play the strategic role of rural development agent. PEEEJC has the following objectives: encourage the transformation of young people into entrepreneurial leaders; encourage the development of productive projects, to be developed by young farmers, as a way of enabling alternative work and income; improve skills, knowledge and practices that enable the efficient management of agricultural business, planning and governance of enterprises; encourage the development of skills related to non-agricultural activities with potential in rural areas; expand understanding of various aspects of sustainable rural development; promote the use of traditional knowledge associated with technological innovations and associative management tools for rural activities; awaken young people's interest in cooperative business and highlight its benefits for the competitiveness of products; encourage the creation of new rural enterprises and existing ones, through specific rural credit lines for rural youth, etc.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
leis.alesc.sc.gov.br