Eleven agricultural and environmental organisations are calling on the Prime Minister to ensure suitable agricultural land valuation methods are integrated into legislation concerning agricultural leases. “Sadly, this amendment also removed the only guidelines on which agricultural land valuation could have been established,” it said. “Most importantly, the organisations insist that since any amendments discussed in Parliament will greatly affect farmers facing eviction, there is an urgent need to include agricultural land valuation guidelines that safeguard farmers,” Moviment Graffitti said in a statement. “This pricing should not be subject to market speculation but should use fair methods which ensure that rental leases are affordable for farmers. The organisations remain hopeful that, as key stakeholders in the agricultural sector, they too can be more involved in consultative processes concerning future legislation procedures.

Source: Libya Today December 19, 2022 10:27 UTC