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Food Security Policy.

National Policies
Malawi
Africa
Eastern Africa

The Food Security Policy is a national instrument with a multi-sectoral approach, whose long-term goal is to significantly improve food security of the population. The goal implies increasing agricultural productivity as well as diversity and sustainable agricultural growth and development.The policy aims to help eliminate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition.

Poverty Reduction Act, 2009 (S.O. 2009, c. 10).

Legislation
Canada
Americas
Northern America

The purpose of this Act is to establish mechanisms to support a sustained long-term reduction of poverty in Ontario, above all of poverty of children. Section 3 establishes that not all groups of people share the same level of risk of poverty. The poverty reduction strategy must recognize the heightened risk among groups such as immigrants, women, single mothers, people with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and racialized groups.

Ley Nº 26.485 - Ley de protección integral para prevenir, sancionar y erradicar la violencia contra las mujeres en los ámbitos en que desarrollen sus relaciones interpersonales.

Legislation
Argentina
Americas
South America

La presente Ley establece normas de orden público cuya finalidad consiste en la eliminación de la discriminación entre mujeres y varones en todos los órdenes de la vida, así como la remoción de patrones socioculturales que promueven y sostienen la desigualdad de género y las relaciones de poder sobre las mujeres. La Ley garantiza los derechos fundamentales reconocidos a nivel internacional, incluidos el derecho a la salud y a la integridad física y económica o patrimonial.

Rhodes Estates Act [Chapter 20:17].

Legislation
Zimbabwe
Africa
Eastern Africa

The Nyanga and Matopos Estates shall vest in the President and, subject to this Act, shall be held in trust by him for the people of Zimbabwe. The Trustee may, subject to section 5 and of sections 4 and 6, in addition to using the Estates in the manner set out in the Will of Cecil John Rhodes, use portions of the Estates for agricultural purposes, including forestry, fisheries and the conservation or management of wild life and other purposes set out in section 5. The Trustee may grant such servitudes in respect of any portion of the Estates pursuant to section 7.

Administration of Estates Act [Chapter 6:01].

Legislation
Zimbabwe
Africa
Eastern Africa

This Act concerns the administration of estates, the ownership of which is not clearly defined of has some legal impediments.Administration shall be carried out by public officers appointed under this Act (i.e. the Master of the High Court, the Deputy Master and Assistant Masters). The Act also concerns the administration of estates subject to customary law.

Uganda National Land Policy.

National Policies
Uganda
Africa
Eastern Africa

The Uganda National Land Policy is a national policy of the Republic of Uganda whose main goal is to ensure an efficient, equitable and optimal utilization and management of Uganda’s land resources for poverty reduction, wealth creation and overall socio-economic development.To this end, the document provides for a set of goals, including in the area of environment.

Loi n° 2015-537 du 20 juillet 2015 d'orientation agricole de Côte d'Ivoire.

Legislation
Côte d'Ivoire
Africa
Western Africa

La présente loi vise à: préciser les actions pour la valorisation optimale du potentiel agro écologique et des savoir-faire agricoles du pays; créer un environnement propice au développement d'un secteur agricole structuré; créer les conditions de la modernisation de l'agriculture familiale et de l'entreprise agricole, pour favoriser l'émergence d'un secteur agro-industriel structuré, compétitif et intégré dans l'économie sous-régionale et internationale; développer un secteur agricole qui contribue è la souveraineté alimentaire, à la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle, à la lutte contr

National Irrigation Policy.

National Policies
Ghana
Africa
Western Africa

The National Irrigation Policy is a sectoral national policy adopted by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to address the problems, constraints and opportunities, which cut across the whole irrigation sub-sector; and specifically for informal, formal and commercial irrigation. The Policy’s goal is to achieve sustainable growth and enhanced performance of irrigation contributing fully to the goals of the Ghanaian agriculture sector.

Foreign Trusts, Estates and Wills Act 1972 (No. 7 of 1972).

Legislation
Nauru
Oceania

This Act concerns the abolition on certain restrictions concerning trusts and provides rules for the creation in Nauru of a trust in perpetuity or for any lesser duration. This Act shall not apply to any settlement, disposition or trust of any land or of any interest in any land where such land is situated in Nauru. The Act also concerns grant of administration of a foreign will or estate. Executors of a foreign will or administrators of a foreign estate shall be a trustee corporation.

Agricultural Sector Policy Framework (ASPF).

National Policies
South Sudan
Northern Africa
Africa

This Agricultural Sector Policy Framework (ASPF) is a sectoral policy framework of the Republic of South Sudan applicable to the period of 2012-2017. Its main objective is increase of agricultural productivity to improve food security and contribute to economic growth and environmental sustainability.The ASPF provides for measures regarding both food security and nutritional security.