2009 Nebraska Code
Chapter 2 AGRICULTURE
2-5416 Purposes of act.

2-5416. Purposes of act.

The purposes of the Agricultural Opportunities and Value-Added Partnerships Act are to:

(1) Support small enterprise formation in the agricultural sector of Nebraska's rural economy, including innovative cooperative efforts for value-added enterprises;

(2) Support the development of agricultural communities and economic opportunity through innovative partnerships among farming and ranching operations, rural communities, and businesses for the development of value-added agricultural products;

(3) Encourage collaboration between farming and ranching operations and between farming and ranching operations and communities, government, and businesses as well as between communities and regions;

(4) Strengthen the value-added production industry by promoting strategic partnerships and networks through multigroup cooperation for the creation of employment opportunities in the value-added agriculture industry;

(5) Enhance the income and opportunity for farming and ranching operations in Nebraska in order to stem the decline in their numbers;

(6) Increase the farming and ranching operations' share of the food-system profit;

(7) Enhance opportunities for farming and ranching operations to participate in electronic commerce and new and emerging markets that strengthen rural economic opportunities, including the implementation of electronic scanners or point-of-sale devices to expand the ability of Nebraskans to utilize federally subsidized food and nutrition program benefits at farmers markets; and

(8) Encourage the production and marketing of specialty crops in Nebraska and to support the creation and development of agricultural enterprises and businesses that produce and market specialty crops in Nebraska.

Source

Laws 2005, LB 90, § 7;
Laws 2007, LB69, § 2;
Termination Date: January 1, 2015
Laws 2010, LB986, § 2.
Effective Date: July 15, 2010