Sierra Leone Local Content Agency Act, 2016 (No. 3 of 2016).

This Act provides with respect to the promotion of Sierra Leone products and services and for the establishment of the Sierra Leone Local Content Agency and the Local Content Development Fund. The object for which the Agency is established is to promote Sierra Leone local content development by effectively and efficiently managing the administration and regulation of Sierra Leone local content development in Sierra Leone. "Sierra Leone Local Content" means the proportion between the value of the goods produced and services rendered in Sierra Leone by Sierra Leoneans and the total value of the goods and services acquired for exploration, development and production in the sectors covered by the Act under concession, contracts, licences and other forms of agreements. The Act stipulates, among other things: Operators and contractors in the agriculture sector shall establish and support out-grower schemes for small holder farmers in order to create jobs, improve quality of agricultural products, build capacity, transfer knowledge and technology and build the revenue of small to medium scale farmers in the rural areas in particular. (2) Operators and contractors in the private and public sector shall promote greater use of improved production techniques and increased use of inputs such as improved seeds and fertilisers to boost productivity of small holder farmers. (3) Security of tenure shall be granted to small holder farmers in order to promote an increased investment and improvements in the land. (4) Greater access to credit, market information and access to water shall be made available to small holder farmers to boost productivity. For the supply of food products to public institutions, first consideration shall be given to locally produced food .