This Regional Law regulates relations dealing with land tenure, protection and conservation of land, establishing plenary powers of regional state bodies in this sphere. It establishes minimum (equal to minimum land area authorized for construction in accordance with land-use planning provisions) and maximum (up to 1,500 square meters) public and municipal land areas for plots of land allotted to families for housing construction. It envisages allotment of public agricultural land to citizens with three and more dependent children for family farming and/or subsistence farming.

This Regional Law regulates relations dealing with land tenure, protection and conservation of land, establishing plenary powers of regional state bodies in this sphere. It establishes minimum (0, 04 ha) and maximum (100 ha) public and municipal land areas for plots of land allotted for family farming, and minimum (0, 04 ha) of consolidated plots of agricultural land. Single natural or legal persons cannot have in ownership more than 20 percent of the whole available agricultural land area on the regional territory.

The scope of this Regional Law shall be to regulate some issues related to allotment of plots of land free of charge in ownership to citizens. Plots of public and municipal land can be allotted in tenancy free of charge for subsidiary smallholding and family farming to natural persons that are local residents for the period not exceeding six years in all municipal districts within regional boundaries.

This Regional Law regulates the issues of allotment free of charge of public land plots pertaining to the regional or municipal public land stock in ownership or on lease to natural and legal persons, but also in cases envisaged by Land Code of the Russian Federation in permanent (open-ended) tenancy to legal persons and to natural and legal persons in tenancy or lease free of charge or for fee.

This Regional Law regulates relations originating in the process of management of regional natural resources with a view of setting up favorable conditions for rational use, protection, conservation, reproduction and increase thereof, and environmental improvement. Objects of legal regulation by this Regional Law shall be land, air, subsoil, surface water and groundwater, forests, wild fauna and wild flora, natural landscapes and protected areas. Natural resources shall be public property.

This Regional Law regulates the issues of allotment free of charge of public land plots pertaining to the regional or municipal public land stock in ownership to some categories of citizens. The following categories of citizens shall have the right of allotment free of charge of public land in ownership: (a) multi-child families (with three and more dependent children); (b) single-parent families; (c) disabled persons. Plots of land shall be granted within the boundaries of municipal district of permanent residence.

Article 5 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Minimum and maximum land areas related to plots of public and municipal agricultural land allotted for family farming shall be set as follows: (a) maximum – 15 ha; minimum – 0,5 ha”.

Amends: Regional Law No. 39-ZAO “On regulation of land relations”. (2009-06-19)

This Regional Law regulates the issues of preparation, elaboration and location of plots of land on cadastre scheme or cadastre map on the respective territory. It shall be applicable to: (a) public or municipal land allotted for housing construction; (b) public or municipal land destined for sale; (c) public agricultural land allotted for peasant and family farming. Cadastre scheme shall contain boundaries of plots of land, land area, location and “validated” print.

This Regional Law establishes plenary powers of regional state bodies in the sphere of conservation, management, promotion and state protection of regional objects of cultural heritage.

This Regional Law establishes plenary powers of regional state bodies in the sphere of conservation, management, promotion and state protection of regional and municipal objects of cultural heritage. This Regional Law establishes plenary powers of regional state bodies in the sphere of conservation, management, promotion and state protection of regional objects of cultural heritage.

The present Rural Development Policy and Strategies underscores one basic objective with regard to economic development, i.e. to build a market economy in which: i) a broad spectrum of the Ethiopian people are beneficiaries; ii) dependence on food aid is eliminated; and, iii) rapid economic growth is assured. Given the dominance of agriculture in the Ethiopian economy, i.e. agriculture contributes to about 80% of employment, the rural development effort is presently associated with agricultural development.Part Two focuses on “Rural and Agricultural Development Policies and Stragtegies".

The present Food Security Strategy (FSS) updates the original one of 1996 by sharpening the strategic elements to address food insecurity based on lessons learned. In recognition that the pursuit of food security is a long-term and multi-sector challenge, institutional strengthening and capacity building is included as a central element of the Strategy.