Section 10. In performing duties under this Act the Committee is authorized ;

• to require agencies and state enterprises under the direction of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives to submit agriculture and cooperative programs and plans, inclusive of technical and financial details as well as statistics and information necessary for the study of the national agricultural economics situations, and to submit agriculture and cooperative development programs and projects for which foreign assistance is requested including information necessary for the study of the national agricultural economics conditions prior to submission to the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Committee for considerations ;
• to require agencies and state enterprises per (1) to submit factual information required for assessment of success, progress of obstacles of the various projects and programs, and
• to establish farmers registration in regard to agricultural enterprises.

Section 11. The Office of Agricultural Economics shall have the power and duty to deal with statistics agricultural economics and agriculture development.

Section 12. The Secretary - General, Office of Agricultural Economics, shall charged with duty to supervise and look after the general affairs of the Office of Agricultural Economics.

Section 13. The Committee or the Office of Agricultural Economics may invite any person to render factual information, explanation, opinions or recommendations,

Section 14. The Committee may appoint a subcommittee to make consideration or take any action as assigned by the Committee.

With regard to meeting of the subcommittee per the first paragraph the provisions of Section 8 shall be enforced mutatis mutandis.

Section 15. The Minister shall have the power to announce designation of an agricultural economics area in accord with the decision of the Committee.

 Within the agricultural economics area under the first paragraph the Minister may promulgate a measure to be taken in promoting agriculture and providing assistance for agriculture development inclusive of assistance in terms of price guarantee or price support for agricultural products and organization of cooperative or such other agricultural institution in order to elevate farm income.

Section 16. The Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives shall have charge and control of the execution of this Act.

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