Law No. 21.146 creating the State Policy for Agroecology and Organic Production (Peapo). Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Minas Gerais Document type Legislation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition Keyword Agricultural development Policy/planning Ecological production/organic production Family farming Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Basic legislation Urban and peri-urban agriculture Farming Food sovereignty Food quality control/food safety 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, consisting of 12 articles, creates the State Policy for Agroecology and Organic Production (Peapo). This Law aims at agroecology, which encompasses the field of transdisciplinary knowledge that studies agroecosystems, aiming at the development of relationships between productive capacity, ecological balance, economic efficiency, social equity and the use and conservation of biodiversity and other natural assets, through the articulation between technical-scientific knowledge, diverse social practices and popular and traditional knowledge and cultures. Peapo will be implemented by the State in cooperation with the Federal Government, municipalities, civil society organizations and other private entities, within the scope of the state agricultural development policy No. 11.405 of 28 January 1994. Full text Portuguese Website www.almg.gov.br References - Legislation Implemented by Law No. 23.207 creating the Agroecological and Organic Production Centre in the Zona da Mata region. Legislation | Brazil | 2018 Keyword: Agricultural development, Policy/planning, Ecological production/organic production, Family farming, Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Farming, Food sovereignty, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 47.223 creating the Permanent Executive Group of the Inter-Sectoral Strategy aimed at Reducing the Use of Agrochemicals and Supporting Agroecology and Organic Production in the State. Legislation | Brazil | 2017 Keyword: Agricultural development, Policy/planning, Ecological production/organic production, Family farming, Food sovereignty, Food quality control/food safety, Toxicity/poisoning, Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies, Pesticides Source: FAO, FAOLEX