Regional Act No. 8 on regional interventions to coordinate the agricultural development services and related research and experimentation. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Puglia Document type Legislation Date 1994 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Puglia No. 29, 18 February 1994. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural development Capacity building Institution Policy/planning Registration Research Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract The Puglia Region promotes, programmes and coordinates on the regional territory the Agricultural Development Services and, moreover, encourages related research and experimentation activities, in compliance with the Regional Development Plan, the National Agricultural Plan and Regulation 270/79/EEC. Article 2 concerns the arrangement of the Agricultural Development Services, which shall pursue the following objectives: (a) encouragement of research and experimentation in the agricultural field and dissemination of results obtained; (b) promotion of formative programmes; (c) performance of demonstrations and arrangement of conferences with professional organizations, producers' associations, cooperatives and other agricultural associations, in order to orient agricultural production chooses, boost the technical and scientific modernization as well as culture innovation. Article 4 refers to the programmes and annual execution projects. Article 5 provides for the establishment of the Regional Committee for Agricultural Development (CoReSa) under the Regional Agricultural Counsel. The Committe shall elaborate proposals and submit advices for drawing up and enforcing the above-mentioned programmes and projects. In accordance with article 9, the Region encourages the creation of associations among agricultural entrepreneurs for the following purposes: (a) technical assistance to enterprises in matter of production processes compatible with the environmental protection; (b) introduction of alternative and innovative agricultural systems; (c) rational use of agricultural equipment. Agricultural technicians shall be registered in the Registry referred to in article 10, as per Regulation 270/79/EEC. Article 12 concerns research and experimentation. Full text Italian Website www.regione.puglia.it References - Legislation Implements Council Regulation (EEC) No. 270/79 on the development of agricultural advisory services in Italy. Legislation | European Union | 1979 Keyword: Agricultural development, Capacity building, Agricultural extension Source: FAO, FAOLEX