Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 19 of 2013 on the Protection and Empowerment of Farmers.

The Law, consisting of 108 articles divided into ten Chapters, provides for the protection and empowerment of farmers. It establishes the requirements to be satisfied in order to benefit from financial assistance to perform agriculture activities. Farmers Protection and Empowerment aims to: a) realize the sovereignty and independence of the farmers in order to improve the level of welfare, quality, and a better life; b) provide agricultural infrastructure and facilities needed to develop the Farm Enterprise; c) provide certainty of Farming; d) protecting farmers from price fluctuations, high-cost economic practices, and crop failures; e) improve the capacity and capacity of Farmers and Farmers Institutions in running a productive, advanced, modern and sustainable Farming Enterprise; and f) develop an agricultural financing institution that serves the interests of Farming Enterprises. In addition, it provides marketing guarantee of agricultural products to farmers who carry out Farming Enterprises as Government programmes; land and building tax relief for productive agricultural lands cultivated on an ongoing basis; and realization of agricultural market support facilities.
The scope of Farmers Protection and Empowerment includes: a. planning; b. Farmers Protection; c. Farmers Empowerment; d. financing and financing; e. supervision; and f. community participation. Farmers' Protection and Empowerment Planning is done in a systematic, integrated, directed, comprehensive, transparent and accountable manner. Planning as referred to in paragraph shall be done based on: a. carrying capacity of natural and environmental resources; b. land use planning; c. development of science and technology; d. rate of economic growth; e. number of farmers; f. infrastructure and facilities needs; and g. technical and economic feasibility and compatibility with local institutions and cultures. The planning referred to is an integral part of: a. national development plan; b. regional development plan; c. agricultural development plan; d. state budget revenue and expenditure plans; and e. regional budget and revenue plans.