Law on the establishment of the Foundation “Agriculture and Forestry Promotion”. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Hessen Document type Legislation Date 1970 (1972) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Forestry Keyword Institution Agricultural development Research Financial agricultural measures Forest management/forest conservation Forest service/forest officers Afforestation/reforestation Financing Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Ordinance enters into force on 1 January 1970. Abstract Article 1 of the above-mentioned Law establishes a Foundation under the name “Agriculture and Forestry Promotion”. The purpose of the Foundation is the promotion of: 1) vocational training of persons working in agriculture; 2) efficient production methods of agriculture and forestry through dissemination of knowledge in general and of new processes in particular; 3) actions directed at rationalizing the management; 4) mergers of companies. The text consists of 9 articles. Full text German Website www.hessen.de