Agrarian Reform

Support services 1) Functions of Support Services Office -provides general support and coordinative services to farmerbeneficiaries and affected landowners: A. Irrigation facilities B. Infrastructure development and public works projects C. Government subsidies D. Price support and guarantee E. Extending to small landowners, farmers F. Promoting, developing and extending financial assistance G. Assigning sufficient numbers of agricultural extension workers to farmers’ organization H. Development of cooperative I. Assistance in the identification J. Administration, operation, management and funding 1) Support services to the beneficiaries A. Land surveys and titling; B. Liberalized terms on credit facilities and production loans C. Extension services by way of planting, cropping, etc. D. Infrastructure such as access trail, mini-dams, and others. E. Research, production and use of organic fertilizers, etc. 1) Support services to the landowners A. The Presidential Agrarian Reform Council (PARC) B. Government financial institutions C. Land Bank of the Philippines 1) Integrated approach to agrarian reform A. Land tenure improvement B. Institutional development

C. Agricultural development 1) Cooperative farming 2) Compact farming D. Physical development E. Development of Agrarian Reform Communities F. Personnel training and clientele development 1) Joint economic enterprises in agrarian reform areas A. Joint economic enterprises 1) Joint venture 2) Production, processing and marketing agreement 3) Build-operate-transfer scheme 4) Management contract 5) Service contract 6) Lease contract 7) Any combination 8) Agribusiness arrangement or schemes A. Framework B. General features C. Who may avail D. Consent of beneficiaries 1) Agrarian reform community development Framework. A. Background and rationale B. Guiding vision and philosophy C. Key players’ partnership 1) Government 2) Business 3) Civil society A. Key components 1) Land tenure improvement (LTI) 2) Social infrastructure and local capability building 3) Sustainable, area-based rural enterprises development 4) Basic social systems development.

Report by: Maureen Pearl G. Bayola Thank you.