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Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 19 of 2013 on the Protection and Empowerment of Farmers.

Country/Territory
Indonesia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Business News No. 131 of 2013.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Monitoring Public participation Policy/planning Special fund Financial agricultural measures Agricultural development Fiscal and market measures Agricultural commodities Business/industry/corporations Capacity building Climate change Education Agricultural extension Farming Risk assessment/management Social protection
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Indian Ocean, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on 6 August 2013.
Abstract

The Law, consisting of 108 articles divided into ten Chapters, provides for the protection and empowerment of farmers. It establishes the requirements to be satisfied in order to benefit from financial assistance to perform agriculture activities. Farmers Protection and Empowerment aims to: a) realize the sovereignty and independence of the farmers in order to improve the level of welfare, quality, and a better life; b) provide agricultural infrastructure and facilities needed to develop the Farm Enterprise; c) provide certainty of Farming; d) protecting farmers from price fluctuations, high-cost economic practices, and crop failures; e) improve the capacity and capacity of Farmers and Farmers Institutions in running a productive, advanced, modern and sustainable Farming Enterprise; and f) develop an agricultural financing institution that serves the interests of Farming Enterprises. In addition, it provides marketing guarantee of agricultural products to farmers who carry out Farming Enterprises as Government programmes; land and building tax relief for productive agricultural lands cultivated on an ongoing basis; and realization of agricultural market support facilities.

Full text
Indonesian
Website
bkppp.bantulkab.go.id