Republican Resolution No. 26 of 1993 issuing the Regulation for the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources. Country/Territory Yemen Document type Regulation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 7, 15 April1993, 33 pp. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Water Keyword Agricultural development Agricultural land Capacity building Crops/grasses Equipment Institution Land reform Policy/planning Research Irrigation Geographical area Asia, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Resolution enters into force on 11 April 1993. Abstract This resolution is composed 4 Sections divided into 36 articles. Section I deals with general duties of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources which are to: purpose and lay down plans and programmes in agricultural production field and rural development; purpose legislation regulating agricultural sector; purpose water policy and legislations; encourage and develop the economy; encourage and regulate investment in fields of agricultural; satisfy citizens needs of agricultural products; prepare technical studies of agricultural projects; lay down the marketing and storage policy; exploit agricultural lands; establish laboratories research centres; lay down the agricultural guidance; reclaim and reform lands; classify agricultural lands; establish and to maintain irrigation installations and equipment; modernize agricultural equipment and instruments; create forests and grazing lands. Duties and competencies of the Minister, Vice-Minister, Cuoncil of the Ministry and Undersecretary are given in Section II. Management and internal organization of the Ministry is contained in Section III. General provisions are given in Section IV. Full text Arabic