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Tea Small Holdings Development Law.

Legislation
Sri Lanka
Asia
Southern Asia

The Law ratifies the institution of the Tea Small Holdings Development Authorities, its function and tasks as per the development of the small holdings, , the acquisition of lands and facilities for the tea factories, the promotion of sales and the marketing activities.

Amended by: Tea Small Holdings Development (Amendment) Act No. 36 of 1991. (1991-08-28)
Amended by: Tea Small Holdings Development (Amendment) Act No. 21 of 1997. (1997-08-12)

Order No. 56 on Standards of Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC).

Regulations
Denmark
Europe
Northern Europe

The Order sets out requirement standards for good agricultural and environmental conditions in order for farmers to comply with regulations on granted subsidy for land development, in accordance to the Rural Development Programme for the period 2007-2013. Uncultivated land must be kept with vegetation until cultivation is resumed.Appendix 1 - Summary of requirements for good agricultural and environmental conditions in 2012.Appendix 2 - Conversion table for horses and ruminants.

Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper.

National Policies
Armenia
Western Asia
Asia

The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) is a multi-sectoral national strategic document of the Republic of Armenia covering the period from 2003 to 2015. Its main objective is ensuring sustainable and high economic growth and the implementation of efficient social protection policies.The PRSP among others is concerned with agricultural development. It notes that in 2003-2015, the growth of agricultural production will continue to be the main factor for the reduction of rural poverty.

Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 (Act No. 28 of 2008).

Legislation
India
Asia
Southern Asia

This Act aims to regulate the conversion and development of paddy fields and protect wetland areas in order to promote agricultural growth, ensure food security and sustain the ecological system in the State of Kerala.The Act provides for the establishment of a Local Level Monitoring Committee in each Panchayat or Municipality, a State Level Committee and a District Level Authorized Committee in each District to decide on the reclamation of paddy land for public purposes or for construction of residential building for owners of the paddy land.The Act prohibits the conversion or reclamation

Caroni (1975) Limited and Orange Grove National Company Limited (Divestment) Act, 2005 (No. 25 of 2005).

Legislation
Trinidad and Tobago
Caribbean
Americas

This Act transfers real estate undertakings from the Caroni (1975) Limited and Orange Grove National Company Limited, both wholly owned state enterprises, to the State. The Minister may, by Order, transfer to or vest in the Sugar Manufacturing Company ("Company"), all or any part of the operational undertakings necessary for the Company to undertake the sugar cane processing and sugar refining business conducted by Caroni and not already leased to or forming part of lands leased to or otherwise vested in the Company.

Ministerial Decree No. 110 regarding allotment to the citizens of the plots of land for gardening, truck-farming and stockbreeding purposes.

Regulations
Russia
Eastern Europe
Europe

The Council of Ministers decrees to entitle State Committee on Land Reform and its territorial subdivisions in accordance with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the Forest Ministry and other ministries and departments concerned to provide for carrying out land survey, mapping and other provisions in relation to allotment to the citizens of the plots of land for gardening, truck-farming and stockbreeding purposes.

Lesotho National Action Programme in Natural Resource Management, Combating Desertification and Mitigating the Effects of Drought

National Policies
Lesotho
Southern Africa
Africa

The objectives of this NAP is to structure and guide the implementation of the UNCCD and define the elements of strengthening environmental capacities, enhance public awareness and mobilize active participation in order to better manage the natural resources, combat DLDD.The objective also contains elements of strengthening the policy, legal and institutional foundations for environmental management.In order to structure overall programme of the NAP, the five programme areas that were formulated in 1998 and reviewed and adopted as part of NAP in 2005 have been subjected to a series of stake

Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional state Rural Land Administration and Utilization Proclamation (No. 110/2007).

Legislation
Ethiopia
Africa
Eastern Africa

This Proclamation aims at improving management and utilization of land and land resources for agricultural purposes in the Southern Nations, Nationalities And Peoples' Regional State. It applies to all land that lies outside of municipal borders. The Proclamation defines the right to acquire, free of charge, rural land by peasants, pastoralists and semi-pastoralists engaged in agriculture and the equal rights of women with respect to land and provides for the protection of such rights.

Decree No. 362 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On arrangements for optimization of dimensions of land plots allotted for farming”.

Regulations
Russia
Uzbekistan
Asia
Central Asia

The Premier decrees that beginning from 1 January 2016 allotment of land plots for farming and expropriation thereof shall be performed by decision of local government in accordance with the opinions expressed by territorial councils of farmers and commissions for examination of applications for allotment of land plots for farming.

Agriculture Act (No. 598 of 1999).

Legislation
Denmark
Europe
Northern Europe

The scope of this Act is to protect and develop cultivation of arable lands with specific regard to requirements of environment protection and to safeguard and enhance profitable farming.Agricultural properties shall be subject to conditions of farming as specified in the present Act (sect. 2). Agricultural properties shall be real property registered as such in the register ("matrikle"). The Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries may undertake the classification of agricultural land for purposes of registration and use (sect. 3a).