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MANDATE To advise on the rational use of land resources and to safeguard arable land against non-agricultural use. INTRODUCTION The Land Use Division (LUD) was set up in 1974. At that time, it was already recognized that pressure on arable land for urbanization and other non-agricultural purposes would go on increasing. Therefore, it was essential that a division be entrusted with the responsibility of overseeing all aspects of land use with a view to conserving arable land for agricultural purposes

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