Decree-Law No.12 of 2013 regarding the Agricultural Risks and Insurance Fund. País/Territorio Palestina Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2013 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Agricultura y desarrollo rural Palabra clave Desarrollo agrícola Cambio climático Responsabilidad/indemnización Cooperativa/organización de productores Valoración del daño/recurso Peligros Explotación agrícola Medidas financieras agrícolas Pequeños agricultores/campesinos Fondo especial Desarrollo sostenible Uso sostenible Área geográphica Asia, Mediterráneo, Medio Oriente, Asia Occidental Entry into force notes This Decree-Law enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Resumen This Decree-Law consisting of 35 articles aims at establishing an independent fund dedicated in compensation for natural disasters and agricultural insurances of all kinds, whose works are supervised by the Council of Ministers. The fund seeks to achieve the following goals (i) encouraging and increasing investments in the agricultural sector; (ii) maintaining a stable level of agricultural per capita income; (iii) introducing modern technology and increasing agricultural production; (iv) ensure and enhance food security from agricultural crops, and work to achieve self-sufficiency; (v) encouraging agricultural credit institutions to increase the volume of credit facilities granted to agricultural loans; (vi) encouraging stability and investment in the countryside; (vii) reducing the losses that farmers and the insured are exposed to; (viii) cooperation and integration with the various insurance institutions to serve this sector; (ix) encouraging agricultural insurance activities in Palestine; (x) contribute to achieving sustainable agricultural development; (xi) contributing to developing the agricultural infrastructure that would reduce the risks of natural disasters that could threaten the agricultural situation; and (xii) supporting small farmers. The fund performs the following functions (i) establishing mechanisms for compensating farmers for natural disasters and determining their magnitude; (ii) investing in technology and tools that improve the ability to touch risks and put in place precautionary measures to reduce them and their effects; (iii) compensation for farmers; (iv) compensation for the insured; (v) investing the fund's money; (vi) establishing specific mechanisms to practice agricultural insurance business against natural disasters and all dangers that lead to harm or loss in agricultural work. The Fund is managed by a Council, formed by a decision of the Council of Ministers and headed by the Minister of Agriculture, of 15 members, including representatives of the government sector, representatives of federations, civil organizations and specialized agricultural councils, and experienced members. The council shall prepare a special system for preventing risks, which includes determining the types of damages that the fund will compensate for farmers affected by natural disasters and the risks that the agricultural sector may be exposed to (art.22). The fund determines the natural disasters occurring and submits them to the Council of Ministers for approval of the issuance of a decision declaring them (art.27). An agreement of the Fund with the government shall determine the agricultural losses resulting from the political crises, the disbursement mechanism, and the percentage of compensation for them (art.30). Texto completo Árabe Página web muqtafi2.birzeit.edu