Enugu State Oil Palm Development Agency Law. Pays/Territoire Nigéria Sous-division territoriale Enugu Type du document Législation Date 1991 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completA Law to establish an oil palm development agency for the State and to provide for connected matters. Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Plantes cultivées Mot clé Développement agricole Exploitation agricole Petits exploitants/paysans Emploi rural Fruits/noix comestibles Production végétale Variété végétale Matériel de reproduction/semences Plantes oléagineuses Aire géographique Afrique, Atlantique Nord, Afrique de l'Ouest Résumé This Law establishes the Oil Palm Development Agency to enhance the production and development of the State's signature agricultural production, the oil palm. The Law also creates a board for the agency and states the composition of the board. The board carries out the functions of the agency, which includes assisting persons, communities, co-operative societies or other organized groups in establishing or expanding their oil palm plantations; educating farmers on the necessity to plant or grow the improved variety palm seedlings and actively encourage the planting or growing of such plantations in every Local Government Area in the State; encouraging and assisting small-holders to resuscitate or regenerate dormant, disused or abandoned palm plantations and carry out the supervision of the maintenance and arrangement of palm plantations including resuscitated or regenerated palm plantations; amongst several other functions. Aside from running the daily affairs of the Agency, the Law also empowers the Board to make necessary regulations and other subsidiary legislations. Texte intégral Anglais