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Bill: Agricultural Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: rEvolution
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: November 3038
Description[?]:
Organic farming has been shown to give higher yields in tropical climates such as ours. Organic farms work best when they are small and labour-intensive. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size is not regulated.
Current: Small farms are encouraged to merge together into larger ones.
Proposed: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning genetically modified (GM) crops.
Old value:: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Current: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Proposed: Production and selling of GM crops is banned. Research is allowed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Current: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Proposed: Chemical pesticides, herbicides and fungicides are banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 14:23:49, November 30, 2010 CET | From | Aldegar National Monarchic Front | To | Debating the Agricultural Reform |
Message | I agree with Article 1 and 2. I disagree with article 3: why government should intervene to regulate farm size? |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes | Total Seats: 163 | |||
no |
Total Seats: 36 | |||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
Random fact: Once approved, players should copy Cultural Protocols into a bill in the debate section of their nation page, under the title of "OOC: Cultural Protocols". This bill should include links to the passed Cultural Protocol bill and the Moderation approval. |
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