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Bill: Agriculture Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Demokrata Partio
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: February 4005
Description[?]:
| This bill, proposed by Agricultural Minister Valora Dezirinda, aims to improve the efficiency of the agricultural sectors by encouraging collective farms run by groups of farmers to be formed, building up a reserve of strategic crops so that in the case of drought there is not starvation - crops include maize, tomatoes and wheat - and limiting pesticide use to try and lessen our nations environmental damage. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Current: Local governments may choose to regulate pesticides certification programs.
Proposed: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
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: Small farms are encouraged to merge together into larger ones.
Article 3
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: Strategic crops are produced on State owned farms. All other produce is left to the Private sector.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 247 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 218 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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