Law No. 8.562 creating the State Agency of Agricultural and Livestock Research and Rural Extension of Maranhão (AGERP/MA). País/Territorio Brasil Subdivisión territorial Maranhão Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2006 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Agricultura y desarrollo rural, Ganado Palabra clave Institución Desarrollo agrícola Agroforestal Extensión agrícola Política/planificación Fortalecimiento de la capacidad Uso sostenible Sanidad animal Producción animal Área geográphica Amazona, Americas, América Latina y el Caribe, Atlántico Norte, América del Sur, Atlántico Sur Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day of its publication. Resumen This Law, consisting of 10 articles, creates the State Agency of Agricultural and Livestock Research and Rural Extension of Maranhão (AGERP/MA). It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Agency, entitled to perform the following activities: planning, coordinating, controlling and executing in a decentralized manner the state policy of research and development, technical assistance and rural extension, generating, adapting and adopting mechanisms for the transfer and diffusion of appropriate scientific and technological knowledge and contextualized for the production, processing and marketing segments, linked to the productive chains and chains of the agricultural, livestock, agroforestry and fishing sectors of the State of Maranhão. Texto completo Portugués Página web legislacao.al.ma.gov.br