Regional Law No. 409 “On development of horticulture and vegetable gardening”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Khabarovsk Document type Legislation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition Keyword Smallholders/peasants Agricultural land Agricultural commodities Non-governmental entity Public land Urban and peri-urban agriculture Fruits/edible nuts Vegetables/legumes Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This Regional Law enters into force 10 days after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law, proceeding from particular social significance of gardening and horticulture, with a view of creating favorable conditions for the development of gardening and horticulture, defines main goals and objectives of the development of horticulture and gardening in the region, establishes powers of the regional state authorities and local government bodies of the municipalities in the field of gardening and horticulture and sets legal grounds for support by state bodies of horticulture and gardening. The main objectives of the development of horticulture and gardening in the region shall be as follows: (a) increase in the number of citizens engaged in horticulture and gardening; (b) development of self-employment of the population in the region through incentives for horticulture or gardening; (c) promotion of cultivation by citizens in orchards or vegetable gardens of agricultural crops; (d) improving the efficiency of use land plots allotted for orchards and vegetable gardens; and (e) promotion of horticultural and gardening non-profit associations by protection, infrastructure development, transport support accessibility and fire safety on areas allotted for horticulture and gardening. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Implements Federal Law No. 217-FZ “On gardening and horticulture for individual personal needs”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2017 Keyword: Smallholders/peasants, Agricultural land, Non-governmental entity, Public land, Urban and peri-urban agriculture Source: FAO, FAOLEX