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Law No. 9.313 creating the State Programme for Apiculture Development (PROAPIS) within the State of Rio Grande do Norte.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Rio Grande do Norte
Document type
Legislation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Agricultural development Apiculture/sericulture Animal health Policy/planning Animal production
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 9 articles, creates the State Programme for Apiculture Development (PROAPIS) within the State of Rio Grande do Norte. This Programme aims at promoting the following sectors: improvement of apiculture activity with a view to encouraging farming development, development, production and productivity of apiculture within the State; stimulate the research for developing new technologies facilitating apiculture work and increasing its productivity; to define a State policy on apiculture, with clear objectives related to production, benefits and trade of honey and its sub-products; to promote the selection of and improvement of Brazilian hybrid bees (AHB), incentivizing the genetic improvement; to define based on technical criteria, the potentialities of each region to develop apiculture; to promote the exploitation of apiculture in small and mid lands as a income generating activity for family farmers, etc.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.al.rn.gov.br