Law No. 7.950 creating the Programme for the acquisition of Family Farming Foodstuff within the State of Alagoas (PAA/AI). Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Alagoas Document type Legislation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition Keyword Policy/planning Family farming Agricultural development Food security Ecological production/organic production Farming 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 establishes the Programme for the acquisition of Family Farming Foodstuff within the State of Alagoas (PAA/AI) with the following objectives: encourage and strengthen family farming, promoting economic and social inclusion, sustainable production, food processing and income generation; promote the organization and modernization of production and improve the family farming products; stimulate the production of family farming; encourage the acquisition of family farming products for the purchases made by state public agencies; encourage the consumption of healthy, sustainable and value-based local and regional food crops; promote the supply of the socio-welfare network, and the government market; strengthen marketing networks for products originated from family farming; contribute to the promotion and strengthening of public security and food supply systems, prioritizing people and families in situations of social vulnerability; promote access to food in sufficient quantity, quality and regularity, to people in food and nutritional insecurity; generate work and income; develop techniques of organic or agroecological agriculture; support the practice of society cooperative; improving rural population quality of life; and promote training courses for farmers. Full text Portuguese Website www.al.al.leg.br