Ordinance implementing the Law on the conservation of agricultural land. Country/Territory Switzerland Territorial subdivision Ticino Document type Regulation Date 1998 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural land Policy/planning Subsidy/incentive Dispute settlement Court/tribunal Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance implements the Act of 19 December 1989 on the conservation of agricultural land. In particular, it establishes the details of compensation for the expropriation of agricultural land. The competent office assesses the value of the land and its income and manages the Canton Fund destined for the purchase, improvement or reclamation of agricultural areas. The text consists of 11 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: Compensation for reduction of agricultural land (I); Payment of compensation (II); Reclamations (III); Appeal and legal protection (IV); Transitional and final provisions (V). Full text Italian Website www.ti.ch References - Legislation Implements Ordinance on agriculture. Legislation | Switzerland | 2003 (2010) Keyword: Agricultural development, Farming, Family farming, Subsidy/incentive, Internal trade, Ecological production/organic production, Data collection/reporting, Animal production, Animal reproduction, Plant protection, Viticulture/oenological practices Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law on the conservation of agricultural land. Legislation | Switzerland | 1989 (2011) Keyword: Agricultural land, Policy/planning, Subsidy/incentive, Land tenure Source: FAO, FAOLEX