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Agricultural Marketing Authority (Minimum Grain Producer Prices) Regulations, 2014 (S.I. 122 of 2014).

Country/Territory
Zimbabwe
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Supplement to the Zimbabwean Government Gazette of 8 August 2014.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Cereals/grains/rice Internal trade Agricultural commodities
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations
Abstract

These Regulations of the Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development, made under section 50 of the Agricultural Marketing Authority Act, allows the Minister, at the beginning of the marketing season, to announce the minimum price to be paid for grain. "Grain" means maize, sorghum, pearl millet (mhunga), tinger millet (rapoko) and wheat. Purchasers of gran shall pay producers not less than the minimum price as announced by the Minister. Grain shall be purchased either from the producer or use designated buying points which shall be Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depots for GMB purchases, or contractor's premises in the case of contracted farmers.

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