This law formally creates the Urban Agriculture program of the Municipality of Governador Valadares. Under the law, urban agriculture is understood broadly as cultivating plants for consumption and medicinal purposes, raising small animals and fish, and producing small-scale food and drink for human consumption. Through these activities, the municipality seeks to reduce hunger and malnutrition, promote social inclusion, increase access to low-cost foods, mitigate the effects of vacant land, and generate employment opportunities for city residents. The law also includes other regulatory actions for urban agriculture within the municipality, such as the establishment of tax credits for agricultural producers, the creation of food systems infrastructure, and adoption of agro-ecological principles in public institutions.