agrarian reform

realignment of land relationships to meet the interest of the govt and the dominant class
in a society

land reform
ar is also known as

agrarian reform
bring more adequate structure of access to land

agrarian
concerned with agricultural lands

land-man ratio
one man owns everything

equity and efficiency aspect

economic basis for ar

equity aspect
achieve more equal distribution of income

equity
freedom from bias

egalitarian
upholding the principle of equal rights for all

increase farmer's income and meet max efficiency

main goal of ar

efficiency aspect
inverse relationship bet farm size and yield
inefficiency of share tenancy due to incentive problem

efficiency
producing something without wasting

inverse relationship bet farm size and yield

dividing large farms into smaller units, due to differences in land quality and use of
more hired labor in larger farms

inefficiency of share tenancy due to incentive problem

share tenancy

share tenancy
land owner and tenant share in decision making and control of management

share tenancy
disincentive for tenants to apply higher inputs when output will note entirely benefit the
tenant
leasehold
tenant leases the land for a fixed amount

implemented at a very slow pace due to lack of political will

slow land redistribution
ar condition in the ph

pre spanish period

communal land owned by barangays

spanish era
encomienda

1st ph republic
aguinaldo's intention to confiscate large estates but was never implemented

american period
ph bill of 1902 and torrens system

ph bill of 1902
set maximum area of land for each indiv, limit for maximum owned land

torrens system
registration of lands, to know lands per indiv and per corp

commonwealth period
national rice and corn corporation (naric)

japanese civilization
hukbalahap controlled central luzon

the new republic

the presidents

manuel roxas
ra 34 and ra 55

ra 34
70-30 sharing arrangements in land

ra 55
opportunity for farmers to retrieve themselves if quota is not reached

elpidio quirino
executive order no 355

executive order no 355

lasedeco - land settlement development corporation

ramon magsaysay
land reform act of 1955
land reform act of 1955
to formulate land distribution

carlos garcia
continued magsaysay's programs

diosdado macapagal
abolition of share tenancy

ferdinand marcos
creation of dar - department of agrarian reform

cory aquino
republic act 6657

republic act 6657

carl- comprehensive agrarian reform law

fidel ramos
republic act 7905

republic act 7905

strenghtened the implementation of carp

joseph estrada
launched magkasaka- makabalikat para sa kaunlarang agraryo

gloria macapagal-arroyo
kalahi agrarian reform zones were launched

carp
redistribution of private and public agricultural lands regardless of the tenurial
arrangement

7.8M
hectares of land covered by carp

dec 2013
(date) expiration of carp budget with 1.2M ha to be distributed

department of agrarian reform

implementing agency of carp
undertakes land tenure improvement and devt program of beneficiaries
conducts land survey in resettlement areas

republic act 9700

carper- comprehensive agrarian reform program extension with reforms

carper
amnedatory law that extends deadline of distributing agricultural lands for 5 years

june 30 2014
expiration of carper

notice of coverage
letter informing that land is covered by carp and is subject for redistribution
right to retain 5 hectares

1. erroneous technical descriptions in land titles

2. destroyed titles
3. arguments from political beneficiaries
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