Law of 2004 for the National Fund to ward off the effects of agricultural risk and support agricultural insurance. Pays/Territoire Soudan Type du document Législation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Eau Mot clé Fonds spécial Évaluation/gestion des risques Désertification Gestion communautaire Responsabilité/indemnisation Évaluation des ressources/des dommages Mesures financières agricoles Risques Insuffisance d'eau/sécheresse Inondation Aire géographique Afrique, Nations en développement sans littoral, Pays les moins avances, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Afrique du Nord, Mer Rouge et le Golfe d'Aden, Sahel Résumé This Law, consisting of 18 articles divided in VI Sections, aims at establishing a National Fund with the purpose of: controlling agricultural risk including drought, desert encroachment, floods, conflicts and fires; encouraging interest in agriculture and agricultural production; stabilizing and developing agricultural areas and communities; supporting and encouraging the insurance companies to work in the agricultural field; achieving stability in the sector through funding and compensations to farmers and producers in case of losses; developing agricultural sector through the use of modern technology. Competencies of the Fund are: provide the necessary resources; define principles and standards to attract resources; develop agricultural insurance umbrella and encourage insurance companies to enter the agricultural sector; promote scientific studies on effects of agricultural risks. Texte intégral Arabe Site web moj.gov.sd