National Agricultural Seeds Decree!
1992 No. 72
A 643
(b) propose inipx)vtxl management system and procedure relatiny to the
administration of seed activity and advise the Federal Military
Government on the organisation, management and proper financing of
seed programme;
(C)
analyse the market and prices of seeds;
(d) control supervise and approve the activities o f the following
Committees established by or pursuant, to this Decree, that is-
(i) the Crop Variety Registration and Release Committee,
(ii) the Seeds Standards Committee,
(iii) the Seed Industry and Skill Development Committee, and
(vi) such other committees as may he established, from time
to time;
(e) advise the national research system on the changing pattern of seed
demand and hrmers needs:
(f) monitor and evaluate the achievenient of the national seed system
and recommend improvemt..nts thereto;
(g) encourage the format~onor estahlishment in Nigeria ot' seed
companies for the purpose of carrying out research, production,
processing and marketing of seeds; and
(h) perform such other related functions as may he required o f the
Council, from tinle to time.
4. As from the commencenient of tliis Dwree, every company
incorporated in Nigeria for the purposes specifid in paragraph (g) of section 3
of this Decree, shall enjoy such incentives as are granted by the Federal Military
Government to an agricultural interprise.
Incentives to
seed companies.
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PART I1 NATIONAL SEED SERVICE UNIT AND OTHER BODIES
OF THE COUNCU, ETC.
5.-(1) There are hereby established for the Council, the following
bodies, that is
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(a) the National Seed Service Unit;
Establishment
of Nationxi Seed
Service Unit and
othw btxlit;~of
the Counr :I.