Agricultural Marketing Authority (Grain, Oilseed and Products) By-laws, 2013 (S.I. 140 of 2013). Country/Territory Zimbabwe Document type Regulation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Supplement to the Zimbabwean Government Gazette of 23 September 2013. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants Keyword Agricultural development Contract/agreement Contract farming Social protection Farming Food quality control/food safety Cereals/grains/rice Internal trade Classification/declassification Oils/oilseeds/fats Agricultural commodities Oleaginous plants Crops/grasses Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations Abstract These Regulations - (a) regulate the participation in the production, buying or processing of any grain, oilseeds and products by producers, buyers or processors; and (b) promote orderly marketing and fair trade practices in the grain and oilseeds industry; and (c) promote production of grain and oilseeds, including contract farming; and (cl) provide a mechanism for enforcement of contractual obligations to protect the investment of farmers, contractors and suppliers. They stipulate that all functions which the Agricultural Marketing Authority Board may exercise under the Agricultural Marketing Authority Act in relation to any agricultural commodity shall, in terms of these Regulations, be exercised by the Grain and Oilseeds Technical Committee, established under these Regulations. In order to carry out legally their business, each buyer, broker, contractor, processor, trader, or grain and oilseed industry stake holder association to which these Regulations apply shall be registered. A grower and a contractor may by mutual agreement enter into a volume based contract which shall be binding. The Committee shall, before the beginning of the production season, determine the minimum input package to be advanced by contractors to growers and cut off dates for input distribution on recommendation by Department of Agricultural Technical and Extension Services. A contractor shall complement the Government in the delivery of technical and extension services to contracted growers. All grains and grain products shall be classified in a grade specified in the Third Schedule in accordance with the standards of classification prescribed for that grade. Full text English References - Legislation Implements Agricultural Marketing Authority Act (No. 26 of 2004). Legislation | Zimbabwe | 2004 Keyword: Agricultural development, Institution, Credit, Subsidy/incentive, Special fund, Contract farming, Farming Source: FAO, FAOLEX