Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 19 of 2013 on the Protection and Empowerment of Farmers. País/Territorio Indonesia Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2013 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Business News No. 131 of 2013. Materia Agricultura y desarrollo rural Palabra clave Monitoreo Participación pública Política/planificación Fondo especial Medidas financieras agrícolas Desarrollo agrícola Medidas fiscales y de mercado Productos agrícolas Negocios/industria/corporaciones Fortalecimiento de la capacidad Cambio climático Educación Extensión agrícola Explotación agrícola Evaluación/manejo de riesgos Protección social Área geográphica Asia, Asia y Pacifico, Mares del Asia Oriental, Océano Índico, Asia Sudoriental Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on 6 August 2013. Resumen The Law, consisting of 108 articles divided into ten Chapters, provides for the protection and empowerment of farmers. It establishes the requirements to be satisfied in order to benefit from financial assistance to perform agriculture activities. Farmers Protection and Empowerment aims to: a) realize the sovereignty and independence of the farmers in order to improve the level of welfare, quality, and a better life; b) provide agricultural infrastructure and facilities needed to develop the Farm Enterprise; c) provide certainty of Farming; d) protecting farmers from price fluctuations, high-cost economic practices, and crop failures; e) improve the capacity and capacity of Farmers and Farmers Institutions in running a productive, advanced, modern and sustainable Farming Enterprise; and f) develop an agricultural financing institution that serves the interests of Farming Enterprises. In addition, it provides marketing guarantee of agricultural products to farmers who carry out Farming Enterprises as Government programmes; land and building tax relief for productive agricultural lands cultivated on an ongoing basis; and realization of agricultural market support facilities. Texto completo Indonesio Página web bkppp.bantulkab.go.id