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Aligning and Harmonizing the Livestock and Land Policies of Tanzania

Reports & Research
November, 2011
Tanzania

In light of persisting land use conflicts and marginal productivity on village lands, a research in the captioned topic was deemed necessary. This report makes a review of policies on land and livestock agriculture behind the backdrop of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, policies on land and agriculture, and aspirations for land reform. Violations in land rights and prevailing tenure insecurity lasting for decades have skewed mindsets of many users and the land administrators. Policy implementation and enforcement are in dire need of enhancement.

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Authority Act, 2013 (No. 13 of 2013).

Legislation
Kenya
Eastern Africa
Africa

This Act provides for the establishment of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Authority, the administration of matters of agriculture and the preservation, utilization and development of agricultural land and related matters."Agriculture" in this Act means cultivation of land and the use of land and water for any purpose of husbandry, aquaculture and food production and includes: (a) cultivation of crops and horticultural practice within the meaning of the Crops Act; (b) breeding of aquatic animals and plants in the Kenya fishery waters and sea ranching and fish farming in the sea as provi

Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2015 (W.S.I. No. 1252 (W. 84) of 2015).

Regulations
United Kingdom
Europe
Northern Europe

These Regulations make provision in Wales for the administration of Regulation (EU) No. 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and some associated Regulations. They specify the minimum eligible area of a holding in respect of which direct payments may be granted to a farmer and the activities a farmer must carry out in order to maintain an agricultural area in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation.

Water Pollution (Control) Ordinance, 2002 (P.I. 407/2002).

Regulations
Cyprus
Western Asia

With this Ordinance, the Code of Good Agricultural Practice is hereby created. The creation of this Code comes along with the implementation of Council Directive 91/676/EEC on the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources. The Code has the aim of promoting guidelines able to assist farmers to reduce water pollution caused by fertilizers from agricultural sources and to prevent further such pollution and to set the acceptable environmental conditions for the use of urban waste water for irrigation purposes.

Circular No. 30/2013/TT-BNNPTNT guiding the formulation of plans to use the top soil and offset the area of wet-rice farm land used for another purpose.

Regulations
Vietnam
Asia
South-Eastern Asia

This Circular, consisting of guides the formulation and approval of plans to use the top soil of wet-rice farm land when it is used for another purpose, to improve poor-quality rice farm land and other arable land; and plans to reclaim, restore and improve other rice farm land to offset the area of wet-rice farm land used for another purpose under competent authorities' land allocation or lease decisions. Domestic and foreign organizations and persons (investors) allocated or leased by the State wet-rice firm land for non-agricultural use.

Rural Development Act (No. 316 of 2007).

Legislation
Denmark
Europe
Northern Europe

The Act is intended to contribute to the sustainable development of rural areas through the promotion of stronger competitiveness in agriculture, food and forestry sectors. Its purpose is to protect the environment by granting subsidies to sustainable measures aimed to improve agricultural production and agricultural product qualities (Natura2000 planning).The Act consists of 5 Chapters: Purpose and scope (1); Supporting measures (2); Administrative rules (3); Penalty provisions (4); Entry into force (5).

Ministerial Decree No. 91 of 1993 regarding the validation of the Statute of the Federal Committee on Land Resources and Land Survey.

Regulations
Russia
Eastern Europe
Europe

This Decree validates the Statute of the Federal Committee on Land Resources and Land Survey. It establishes that the functioning of this Committee is regulated by the Russian Constitution, Laws, Rulings of the Congress of People's Deputies, Orders of the Supreme Soviet, Presidential and Governmental Decrees and Orders and by this Statute.

Ministerial Decree No. 1056 of 1999 regarding the validation of the Statute of the Federal Committee on Land Policy.

Regulations
Russia
Eastern Europe
Europe

This Decree validates the Statute of the Federal Committee on Land Policy. Federal Committee on Land Policy (GOSKOMZEM) is the Federal Authority that coordinates interministerial activity of the issues pertaining to the sphere of land relationship, functional regulation in this field, including the keeping up of land cadastre, valuation of land, land survey , state control over the use of land and the soil protection. Federal Committee on Land Policy has its local (territorial) branches at the regional level.

Ley Nº 5.446 – Políticas públicas para mujeres rurales.

Legislation
Paraguay
Americas
South America

La presente Ley tiene como objetivo general promover y garantizar los derechos económicos, sociales, políticos y culturales de las mujeres rurales, para alcanzar su empoderamiento y desarrollo. Se entiende por mujer rural a la mujer cuyos medios de vida e ingresos están directa o indirectamente relacionados con la agricultura, la ganadería, artesanía u otra actividad productiva que se desarrolle en el ámbito rural y que se encuentre en situación de vulnerabilidad social, económica y cultural.

Agricultural Land Settlement Act [Chapter 20:01].

Legislation
Zimbabwe
Africa
Eastern Africa

The Act makes provision for the Agricultural Land Settlement Board and for the lease of agricultural land by public authorities in the framework of development of agriculture and the control on the use of land.The 53 sections of this Act are divided into 7 Parts: Preliminary (I); Agricultural Land Settlement Board (II); Functions of the Board (IIa); Land Settlement (III); Control and Occupation of Agricultural Land (IV); Agricultural Land Settlement Appeal Board (V); General (VI).The Agricultural Land Settlement Board shall consider and report on all applications for leases of holdings in t