Agricultural land policies

Productivity Impacts of Agrarian Reform in the Philippines Over Time: A Review of Several Studies

Ruel C. Limbo
ABSTRACT Earlier land reform initiatives and Operation Land Transfer (OLT) covering rice and corn lands in 1972 was expanded in 1987 to cover all crops pursuant to the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL). Studies on land reform and productivity have varied findings on the impact of the...
Country: Philippines Topic: Agricultural land policies
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Agrarian Reform Lands, Public Lands and Ancestral Domains in the Philippines: Jurisdictions and Contentious Issues

Ruel C. Limbo
ABSTRACT The respective jurisdictions of concerned agencies with respect to public and ancestral lands are defined in DAR-DENR-LRA-NCIP Joint Administrative Order (JAO) No. 1, Series of 2012.  The principles of agrarian reform, stewardship and ancestral lands are observed   in...
Country: Philippines Topic: Agricultural land policies
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Documents on Reform of Agriculture Reclamation Launched

Zhen Zhong
Background China’s land reclamation was developed under special historical circumstance in order to bear the national missions. Alter 60-year development, it has established 1780 state-owned farms, 5400 state-owned or state-holding enterprises in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural land policies
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Amortization on Awarded Lands by Beneficiaries in the Philippines: Cost Implications of Non-payment

Ruel C. Limbo
INTRODUCTION The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL) or Republic Act (R.A.) 6677 in Section 26 provides that the lands awarded shall be paid for by beneficiaries to the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) in thirty (30) annual amortizations at 6% annual interest.  The payments for the...
Country: Philippines Topic: Agricultural land policies
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Land Use Reclassification and Land Use Conversion in the Philippines: Inter-agency complementations and overlaps

Ruel C. Limbo
INTRODUCTION Reclassification of agricultural land refers to the act of specifying how agricultural lands shall be utilized for non-agricultural uses such as residential, industrial, commercial, as embodied in the land use plan, subject to the requirements and procedure for land use conversion,...
Country: Philippines Topic: Agricultural land policies
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