Consequently, states tend to define their policies to be consistent with the national government approach. To address this issue, the role of a body such as the State Council for Sustainable Rural Development (Consejo Estatal para el Desarollo Rural Sustentable, CEDERS) should be strengthened, for its mission is to facilitate cross-agency co-ordination and the participation of productive agents (e.g. farmers) in the definition of state priorities. The Regional Programme of Ecological Land Management reflects this well (Programa de Ordenamiento Ecologico Regional). The Regional Programme of Ecological Management has become the main instrument for managing land use in the state.