Decree-Law No. 64/2018 establishing the Statute of Family Farming. País/Territorio Portugal Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2018 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Diário da República, I Série, No. 151, 7 August 2018. Materia Agricultura y desarrollo rural Palabra clave Agricultura familiar Desarrollo agrícola Explotación agrícola Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos Medidas financieras agrícolas Área geográphica Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Atlántico Norte, Atlántico Nordeste, Europa Meridional Entry into force notes This Decree-Law enters into force 90 days after its publication. Resumen This Decree-Law, consisting of 12 articles, establishes the Statute of Family Farming. The Statute aims to pursue the following objectives: a) Recognize and distinguish the specificity of Family Farming in its various dimensions: economic, territorial, social and environmental; b) Promote appropriate public policies; c) Promote and enhance local production and improve their marketing networks; d) Promote sustainable agriculture by encouraging the improvement of production systems and methods; e) Contribute to fight the desertification of the inland territories; f) Give Family Farming a strategic value to be taken into account, in particular in the priorities of national and European agricultural policies; g) Promote greater equity in the granting of incentives and production conditions to family agricultural holdings. The title recognizing the Statute shall be granted to the responsible of the agricultural holding meeting specific requirements. Texto completo Portugués Página web www.dre.pt