Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act (Republic Act No. 11524). País/Territorio Filipinas Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2021 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAn Act Creating the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund, Providing for its Management and Utilization, Reconstituting for the Purpose the Philippine Coconut Authority Board, and for Other Purposes. Materia Agricultura y desarrollo rural Palabra clave Productos agrícolas Desarrollo agrícola Negocios/industria/corporaciones Cooperativa/organización de productores Agricultura familiar Explotación agrícola Medidas financieras agrícolas Financiamiento Medidas fiscales y de mercado Procesamiento/manipulación Institución Política/planificación Pobreza Investigación Empleo rural Fondo especial Área geográphica Asia, Asia y Pacifico, Mares del Asia Oriental, Pacífico Norte, Asia Sudoriental Entry into force notes This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. Resumen This Act describes plans for increasing incomes for coconut farmers, alleviating poverty, and achieving social equality. The coconut farmers and industry development plan shall be guided by the objectives for poverty reduction, rehabilitation and modernization of the coconut industry, setting up community-based enterprises for integrated processing of downstream products, and conducting innovative research projects. The Plan further lays out the requirements for allocation of fund for implementation of the programs and projects such as development of hybrid coconut seed farmers, training of farmers and their families, research, marketing and promotion, crop insurance and organization and empowerment of coconut farmers. The Act lays out provision with regard to setting up the coconut farmers and industry trust fund that shall be capitalized, managed, invested, utilized and accounted for in the manner provided in this Act. The Act consists of 21 Sections divided into 7 Parts. Texto completo Inglés