The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law
Land reform pertains to integrated set of measures designed to eliminate obstacles to economic and social development arising from defects in the agrarian structure. One of the existing agrarian reform laws in the country is Republic Act No. 6675, otherwise known as the “The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law”.
The main topics that had been discussed are about Land Tenure Improvement, Program Beneficiaries Development and lastly, the Agrarian Justice Delivery.
The first main point is about Land Tenure Improvement it stated that their component seeks to secure the tenurial status of the farmers and farm workers in the lands they till. This is operationalized either through land acquisition and distribution (LAD) and leasehold operations. LAD involves the redistribution of government and private agricultural lands to landless farmers and farm workers. This is the essence of land reform. It secures farmers' tenure, promotes social equity, and provides them with necessary productive resources needed to ensure their economic viability and productivity. A leasehold operation, on the other hand, is the alternative non-land transfer scheme. It covers all tenanted agricultural lands such those in the retained areas, not yet acquired for distribution under CARP, and those which may be validly covered under existing laws. With the enactment of RA 9700 or the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms in 2009, LAD should be completed by June 30, 2014 on a province-by-province basis.
Second is about Program Beneficiaries Development. This point states that it support services component of CARP. It aims to capacitate ARBs and provide them access to the necessary support services to make their lands more productive, enable them to venture in income generating livelihood projects and actively participate in community governance.
Agrarian reform does not rely on land distribution alone, but also on the delivery of support services, including farm-to-market
The main topics that had been discussed are about Land Tenure Improvement, Program Beneficiaries Development and lastly, the Agrarian Justice Delivery.
The first main point is about Land Tenure Improvement it stated that their component seeks to secure the tenurial status of the farmers and farm workers in the lands they till. This is operationalized either through land acquisition and distribution (LAD) and leasehold operations. LAD involves the redistribution of government and private agricultural lands to landless farmers and farm workers. This is the essence of land reform. It secures farmers' tenure, promotes social equity, and provides them with necessary productive resources needed to ensure their economic viability and productivity. A leasehold operation, on the other hand, is the alternative non-land transfer scheme. It covers all tenanted agricultural lands such those in the retained areas, not yet acquired for distribution under CARP, and those which may be validly covered under existing laws. With the enactment of RA 9700 or the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms in 2009, LAD should be completed by June 30, 2014 on a province-by-province basis.
Second is about Program Beneficiaries Development. This point states that it support services component of CARP. It aims to capacitate ARBs and provide them access to the necessary support services to make their lands more productive, enable them to venture in income generating livelihood projects and actively participate in community governance.
Agrarian reform does not rely on land distribution alone, but also on the delivery of support services, including farm-to-market