Law No. 29-VI on State Regulation of Agricultural Development.

This Law establishes the legal, economic, social and organizational framework for the state regulation of agricultural development in Turkmenistan. It sets out the objectives, principles and institutional arrangements for the implementation of state agrarian policy, with the aim of increasing agricultural production, ensuring the supply of food products, supporting the processing sector, and promoting the development of rural areas. The Law defines the respective responsibilities of the Cabinet of Ministers, the authorized agricultural authority, other competent state bodies and local executive authorities in this field.
The Law regulates the formulation and implementation of state agrarian policy and the State Program on the regulation of agricultural development. It provides for measures to support agricultural producers, including preferential credit, tax and other economic incentives, regulation of agricultural markets, and mechanisms relating to the production, processing, storage, transport and marketing of agricultural products. It also governs agricultural exports and imports and provides for state procurement and commodity intervention measures aimed at regulating agricultural markets and stabilizing prices.
The Law further establishes the main forms of state support for agricultural development, including financing, insurance, certification and standardization, the development of agricultural infrastructure, the improvement of soil fertility, irrigation and other water-related services, plant and animal protection measures, breeding and seed activities, and scientific and technological support. It also contains provisions concerning the implementation and evaluation of state programs and the preparation of reports on agricultural development.
In addition, the Law provides for a state agricultural information system containing information on agricultural production, land and water resources, plant and animal health conditions, market indicators and other agricultural data. It regulates the participation of agricultural producers in the implementation of state agrarian policy, addresses the training and professional development of specialists in the agricultural sector, and contains provisions on international cooperation, liability for violations of the legislation and dispute settlement.