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Crops (Sugar) (General) Regulations, 2020 (L.N. No. 99 of 2020).

Country/Territory
Kenya
Document type
Regulation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 84
Subject
Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Sugar Processing/handling Transport/storage Consumer protection Agricultural commodities Cooperative/producer organization Plant production Plant protection International trade Policy/planning Registration Non-governmental entity Inspection
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa
Abstract

These Regulations implement the Crops Act, 2013. They guide the conduct of sugarcane millers, growers and out-growers. They provide that these participants in the sugarcane industry may organize into associations and register as representatives of millers' interests. The Regulations prescribe forms of agreements, attached in its schedule, and specifically mention the forms for agreements regarding the transportation of sugar, its farming, supply, etc. Under this Regulatory, it is manadatory for millers and out-growers to develop and submit sugarcane development plans to the authority and the respective County Government. The requirement for the plan is geared towards economic facilitation and harvesting. Growers are further required to use certified seeds. Essentially, the Regulation establishes and provides for the constitution of the Sugarcane Pricing Committee to determine the pricing formula for sugarcane.

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References - Legislation

Implements

Crops Act, 2013 (No. 16 of 2013).

Legislation | Kenya | 2013

Keyword: Basic legislation, Agricultural development, Institution, Farming, Subsidy/incentive, Special fund, Agricultural land, Land-use planning, Plant production, Plant protection, International trade, Policy/planning, Registration, Non-governmental entity, Inspection, Irrigation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX