Land and Agricultural Development Law

The Land and Agricultural Development Law establishes the foundations for comprehensive and sustainable rural development as a fundamental means for human development and economic growth in the agricultural sector, through a fair distribution of wealth and strategic planning. It seeks to eliminate large estates and outsourcing as systems contrary to justice, equality and general interest, ensuring biodiversity and food security. It regulates the use of land with agricultural vocation, creates institutions such as the National Land Institute (INTI) and the National Rural Development Institute (INDER), and includes provisions on expropriation, land recovery and special agricultural jurisdiction.