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Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (No. 8435).

Pays/Territoire
Philippines
Type du document
Législation
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Official Gazette, pp. 1-39.
Titre complet
An Act prescribing urgent related measures to modernize the agriculture and fisheries sectors of the Country in order to enhance their profitability, and prepare said sectors for the challenges of globalisation through an adequate, focused and rational delivery of necessary support services, appropriating funds therefore and for other purposes.
Sujet
Agriculture et développement rural, Pêche, Eau
Mot clé
Développement agricole Politique/planification Crédit Extension agricole Genre Jeunesse Petits exploitants/paysans Pauvreté Coopérative/organisation de producteurs Peuples autochtones Institution Pêche artisanale Irrigation
Aire géographique
Asie, Asie et Pacifique, East Asian Seas, Pacifique Nord, Asie du Sud-Est
Entry into force notes
Entry into force thirty days after publication.
Résumé

This Act provides in 120 sections divided into 5 Titles for measures to sustain the development in the sectors of agriculture and fisheries. The stated objective of this Act is to transform these sectors from resource-based into technology-based industries and to enhance profits in these sectors especially for small farmers and fishermen (sect. 3). Title 1 proposes a series of measures in the field of production and marketing. Strategic agricultural and fisheries development zones shall be identified and model farms established in identified areas (sects. 6 and 7). A medium and long-term modernization plan shall be developed by the Department of Agriculture in consultation with various Government institutions and NGO's (sect. 13). Sections 26 to 37 concern the development of national and minor irrigation systems and research and development in the field of irrigation. Other measures concern the grating of credit, structural development, consumer safety and standards for production, etc. Other Titles deal with development of human resources (Title 2), research development and extension (3), rural non-farm development (4), and trade and fiscal incentives (5).

Texte intégral
Anglais

Références - Législation

Amendé par

Republic Act No. 9281 amending Republic Act No. 8435 on Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization.

Législation | Philippines | 2004

Mot clé: Développement agricole, Fonds spécial, Subvention/incitation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX