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Executive Law-Title 12-Liberian Code of Laws

Country/Territory
Liberia
Document type
Legislation
Date
1972
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act adopting a new executive law, repealing the present executive law and public welfare law, and amending or repealing other Acts in relation thereto.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Agricultural development Cooperative/producer organization Basic legislation Business/industry/corporations Capacity building Credit Governance Policy/planning
Geographical area
Africa, Least Developed Countries, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Abstract

This law establishes the office of the President, the Vice President and the various ministries in the country. Notably, it provides for the constitution and operation of the Ministry of Agriculture and establishes several autonomous agencies like the National Planning Council, the Agricultural Credit Corporation, the Produce Marketing Corporation, the Bank for Development and Investment, the Agricultural and Cooperative Development Bank, etc. The law charges the Minister of Agriculture with the following duties; to acquire and disseminate useful information on agricultural subjects to farmers and to the public in general; to collect information and statistics with regard to the condition, prospect, harvesting and marketing of the principal crops and forest products; to oversee the conservation and judicious use of the soil, the forests, and the fish and wildlife resources of the nation; to work for the development of agriculture and rural areas of the nation, and improvement of the economic well being and general welfare of the farmer; to recommend measures of crop control and marketing of agricultural products where necessary for the protection of the national economy, and administer any such measures that are enacted by the Legislature, provided, however, that commodity standards for agricultural products shall be fixed by the Minister of Commerce and Industry; to supervise the extension of credit to farmers by any public agencies created for that purpose; to administer all laws relative to agricultural subjects or rural improvement, including regulatory laws designed to protect the farmer or agricultural means of production or farm commodities. The law establishes the National Planning Council to provide general policy guidance to all agencies of the government in the formulation of plans for national development, review recommendations made by the heads of ministries and agencies on a wild range of issues, among others. The Agricultural Credit Corporation is created for the purpose of providing adequate credit necessary to finance agricultural projects especially those operated by cooperatives. The Liberian Development Corporation is another agency created under this law, with the purpose of aiding the establishment of transportation, commerce and industry, and assisting in promoting and encouraging maximum employment and production activity in Liberia. The Agricultural and Cooperative Development Bank is one of the innovations of the law, it is created to promote integrated rural development through balanced regional planning. The Bank is essential created for the purposes of providing finance in the form of short, medium and long-term loans to individuals, farmers' cooperatives or farmers' organizations to facilitate the establishment of agricultural enterprises and the development of rural industries in Liberia; encouraging and promoting the development of cooperatives, farmers' organizations, cottage industries as well as mobilize savings in the rural areas; provide credit and such other facilities as shall be conducive to the development of training in the rural agricultural economy; rendering technical advice and assistance to individuals, farmers cooperatives and farmers' organizations, conduct research on agricultural credit, marketing or agricultural products and cooperative societies engaged in agriculture, provide training facilities for farmers and co-operatives and assist in the promotional work in organizing and establishing co-operative societies. As one of its lesser agencies and owing to the importance of rubber as a cash crop for the country, the law provides for the constitution and administration of the Rubber Development Committee. The Committee is to serve as a forum for discussing matters relating to the promotion, extension, sub-sectoral planning, pricing policy, input supply, research, processing, marketing, rubber collection, bringing together the diverse interests within the rubber industry, making plans and policies for the industry, among others.

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