Agricultural Marketing Authority (Minimum Grain Producer Prices) Regulations, 2014 (S.I. 122 of 2014)

2. In these regulations- "grain" means maize, sorghum. pearl millet (mhunga). tinger millet (rapoko) and wheat. Purchase of grai 11 frolll prodllcers

3. (I) The Minister, at the beginning of the marketing season. may announce through the Gazerte or national media. whether print. radio or television. the minimum price to be paid for grain. (2) Every company or individual that is engaged in the busines:s of buying grain shall pay produccrs not less than the minimum price as announced by the Minister in accordance to section 3(1). (3) The company or individual shall buy grain either from the producer or use designated buying points which shall be Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depots for GMS purchases, or contractor's premises in the case of contracted fanners. (4) The Agricultural Marketing Authority may designate additional buying points for grain from which producers will sell their grain to registered buyers at tbe beginning of every marketing season. OIfences and penalries

4.Any company or individual that engages in the buying of graill from producers at a price less than the minimum price or undesignated buying point shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level four or imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months or both such tine and such imprisonment with the grain so purchased forfeited to the State. S"l'l'lelllellllo rhe Zilllba!JI1'eall COI'emllJelll Cia;,etle dOled rhe 8th Al/ga.ll. 2U/4. Printed hy rhe GO\'l~rlllnellt Printer. Harare. 1075 DISTRIBUTED BY VERITAS email: veritas@mango.zw website:www.veritaszim.net Veritas makes every effort to ensure the provision of reliable information, but cannot take legal responsibility for information supplied.