Law No. 526 “On dehkan (peasant) farm”. Country/Territory Tajikistan Document type Legislation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Farming Cooperative/producer organization Non-governmental entity Agricultural land Agricultural commodities Contract/agreement Family farming Smallholders/peasants Agricultural development 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 on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Law establishes legal grounds for setting up and functioning of dehkan (peasant) farms, and autonomous economic entity having the form of enterprise based upon labour of an individual or a group of persons performed on a plot of land pertaining to the members of dehkan (peasant) farm. Dehkan (peasant) farm registered as association or partnership shall be regulated by contract concluded by its members (Art. 6). The purpose of dehkan (peasant) farm shall be production of agricultural commodities, and also processing, handling, transport and storage thereof (Art 8). Members of dehkan (peasant) farm and members of family dehkan (peasant) farm shall have the right to set up agricultural cooperative having the status of legal persons (Art. 14). Plot of agricultural land shall be allotted as a single plot to dehkan (peasant) farm by decision of local executive bodies on condition of hereditary life-long possession (Art. 15). Dehkan (peasant) farm shall be granted access to land based credits conceded by banks in accordance with credit contracts (Art. 27). Full text Russian References - Legislation Repeals Law No. 48 on Dehkan farm. Legislation | Tajikistan | 2002 Keyword: Cooperative/producer organization, Farming, Non-governmental entity, Family farming, Agricultural development, Land reform, Land tenure, Ownership, Agricultural land Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Law No. 1289 “On dehkan farm”. Legislation | Tajikistan | 2016 Keyword: Agricultural land, Family farming, Farming, Agricultural commodities, Local government, Transport/storage, Internal trade, Agricultural development, Land tenure Source: FAO, FAOLEX