Regional Act No. 16 on agriculture and rural development. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Sardegna Document type Legislation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Sardegna No. 39, 14 August 2014. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Cultivated plants Keyword Agricultural development Genetic resources Sustainable use Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This Regional Act promotes rural development in Sardegna and aims at the preservation of agrobiodiversity and local breeds. The Act defines the competences of the Region and other local authorities, provides for the creation of registers on genetic resources and sets up a regional bank on germplasm for food and agriculture. Full text Italian