Peasant Associations Consolidation Proclamation No. 223/1982. Country/Territory Ethiopia Document type Legislation Date 1982 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Negarit Gazeta No. 6, 24 May 1982, pp. 115-133. Long titleA Proclamation to provide for the consolidation of peasant associations. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural land Non-governmental entity Cooperative/producer organization Agricultural development Smallholders/peasants Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Sahel Abstract The Proclamation regulates the following matters: objectives, powers and duties of Peasant Associations, organization and method of work of Peasant Associations, membership; rights and duties of members. Further provisions regard the Kebele Peasant Association; Provincial, Awraja and Woreda Peasant Associations, and all Ethiopian Peasant associations. Moreover, the Proclamation deals with judicial tribunals, the Revolution Defence Committee and the Permanent Secretariat. Full text English References - Legislation Amends Public Ownership of Rural Lands Proclamation No. 31/1975. Legislation | Ethiopia | 1975 Keyword: Agricultural land, Land reform, Land tenure, Traditional rights/customary rights, Institution, Non-governmental entity, Ownership, Smallholders/peasants, Common property, Community management, Water rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX