Law No. 21.156 establishing the State Policy for the Sustainable Rural Development of Family Farming (Pedraf). Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Minas Gerais Document type Legislation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Water Keyword Basic legislation Family farming Agricultural development Policy/planning Sustainable use Sustainable development Capacity building Smallholders/peasants Farming Right to water Water supply Irrigation Human rights 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 8 articles, establishes the State Policy for the Sustainable Rural Development of Family Farming (Pedraf). Pedraf aims at guiding government actions for the sustainable rural development and solidarity and at strengthening family farming in the state, ensuring the participation of organized civil society. Pedraf will be developed, in articulation with the state policy of agricultural development, established by Law No. 11.405 of 28 January 1994, as well as with public policies, organs and representation councils of agriculture at federal level. The target public of plans and actions organized by Pedraf are: family farmers, according to art. 3 of Federal Law No. 11.326 of 24 July 2006; salaried workers in agricultural sector; beneficiaries of state or federal land credit programmes; low-income woman residing in rural areas; young child of family farmers or employed persons referred to in art. 5 (sects. I and II); formally recognized quilombola settlers or indigenous people. Full text Portuguese Website leisestaduais.com.br References - Legislation Implements Law No. 11.326 establishing the guidelines for the formulation of the National Policy for Family Farming and Rural Family Units. Legislation | Brazil | 2006 Keyword: Agricultural development, Farming, Policy/planning, Family farming Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Law No. 11.405 establishing the State Policy for Agricultural Development. Legislation | Brazil | 1994 Keyword: Agricultural development, Family farming, Policy/planning, Sustainable use, Sustainable development, Capacity building, Smallholders/peasants, Afforestation/reforestation, Forest management/forest conservation, Animal health, Animal production, Irrigation Source: FAO, FAOLEX