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Bill: Organic Farming Act 3927
Details
Submitted by[?]: Forent Senterpartiet
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: December 3927
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Current: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Proposed: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size is not regulated.
Current: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Proposed: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
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 | 23:18:02, October 24, 2015 CET | From | Borgerlig-Demokratiske Union | To | Debating the Organic Farming Act 3927 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, this bill is problematic in many ways and might wreak great havoc on our rural communities. Local farmers supported at the Fylke level might be denied support because they use conventional farming techniques while large-scale agribusiness, who can easily change their methods of production, might exploit Article 1 in order to qualify for subsidies. Article 2 undermines economic security for farmers because it gives rise to a real prospect of expropriation. Besides, modern farms cannot simply be "broken up" arbitrarily because the capital attached to them in the form of machines and facilities cannot be divided and distributed in many case due to technical reasons. Finally, article 3 is way over the top and will basically outlaw modern farming as we know it in Kazulia, lowering output and increasing prices for consumers by making their operations more costly for farmers. This bill must be stopped in the interest of Kazulian agriculture and the economy as a whole. Hannah Hermansen (FV-Agatha) FV Parliamentary Leader |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 74 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 58 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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