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Agriculture Marketing Authority (Command Agriculture Scheme for Domestic Crop, Livestock and Fisheries Production) Regulations, 2017 (S.I. 79 of 2017).

Country/Territory
Zimbabwe
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Supplement to the Zimbabwean Government Gazette of 7 July 2017.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Contract farming Contract/agreement Offences/penalties Financial agricultural measures Farming
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, creates a hypothec ("statutory hypothec") in its favour- a) over all agriculture inputs supplied to contract farmers; and (b) over all contract produce produced by contract fanners; and (c) over all identifiable proceeds from the sale or misappropriation of agricultural inputs, including cash; and (d) any movable chattel on the land or premises of the contract farmer in the absence of the inputs, produce or proceeds specified in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) to the extent that those hypothecated items do not cover the monetary value of inputs supplied but not consumed in accordance with a Scheme contract. The hypothec is established to secure contracted obligations to use agricultural inputs or deliver contract produce in accordance with a Scheme contract (defined by these Regulations) between the Government and a farmer. The Regulations also defined the offences of misappropriation of agricultural inputs.

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