Law No. 9.028 establishing the Family Farming Officer the Technical Assistance and Rural Extension Officer, and the corresponding Posts, Career and Salary Schemes.

This Law creates the positions of Family Farming, Technical Assistance and Rural Extension Agents within the State of Piauí and establishes a corresponding career, remuneration and professional development framework. Its primary objective is to strengthen public policies supporting family farming, sustainable rural development and agricultural extension services through the recruitment of specialised technical personnel. The law seeks to improve the planning, implementation and monitoring of rural development initiatives, including agricultural production, agroecology, land regularisation, environmental conservation, irrigation, water and soil management, rural infrastructure and territorial planning. It also aims to enhance the State’s institutional capacity to support family farmers and rural communities through technical expertise and evidence-based policymaking. A further objective of the law is to professionalise and enhance rural advisory and extension services by establishing a structured career path based on merit, training and continuous capacity building. The new positions are tasked with providing technical guidance to producers, cooperatives and agro-industries, promoting good agricultural practices, supporting compliance with legal and environmental requirements, and facilitating collaboration among government agencies, research institutions and extension organisations.