Agricultural Development Fund Law, issued by Royal Decree No.M/9 of 2009 (1430 Hegira). Pays/Territoire Arabie Saoudite Type du document Législation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Agriculture et développement rural Mot clé Fonds spécial Développement agricole Développement durable Cultures/pâtures Transport/dépôt Utilisation durable Aire géographique Asie, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Golfe Persique, Mer Rouge et le Golfe d'Aden, Asie Occidentale Entry into force notes This Law enters into force 90 days after its publication in the Official Gazette. Résumé This Law consisting of 12 articles aims at establishing a fund to help the development of a sustainable agriculture in the Kingdom, taking into account the environmental protection and water conservation and its rational use, through the provision of soft loans (small and medium loans, in cash or in-kind) and the necessary credit facilities. Their main objectives are: encourage the cultivation of agricultural crop; develop breeding and fishery, together with storage and marketing their products; encourage the industry localization, in particular of the techniques for the rationalization of water use; protect the agricultural associations; protect the small enterprises that provide services to the agricultural sector. Texte intégral Arabe Site web www.nazaha.gov.sa