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Nyamira County Crop Agriculture Act, 2019 No. 3 of 2019).

Country/Territory
Kenya
Territorial subdivision
Nyamira
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 11 (Nyamira County Act No. 3).
Long title
An Act of the County Assembly of Nyamira to establish an efficient legal and institutional framework for development and regulation of crop agriculture and for connected and incidental purposes.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Agricultural development Capacity building Crops/grasses Framework law Subsidy/incentive Institution Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Cereals/grains/rice Pests/diseases Fruits/edible nuts Vegetables/legumes Plant production Plant protection Plant variety Planting material/seeds Tax/levy Agricultural commodities Intellectual property rights/patents
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa
Abstract

This Act is enacted principally to provie a comprehensive and efficient legal and regulatory framework for development of crop agriculture in Nyamira county. Crop agriculture includes all activities connected with crop farming, husbandry, trade or marketing; the Act further lists certain crops to which it applies. The Act also establishes and constitutes a department responsible for crop agriculture within the County Government. The department is to, among others, be at the forefront of developing an institutional framework for crop agriculture. Furthermore, the Act provides that to further its objectives, agricultural land may be identified and mapped out, where such land is suitable for the crops to which the Act applies.

Full text
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