The Land Tenure Improvement (LTI) component seeks to secure the tenurial status of the

farmers and farm workers in the lands they till. It is operationalized either through land
acquisition and distribution (LAD) or leasehold operations. LAD involves the redistribution of
government and private agricultural lands to landless farmers and farm workers. It secures
farmers' tenure, promotes social equity, and provides them with necessary productive resources
needed to ensure their economic viability and productivity. Leasehold operations, 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 will be completed by June 30,
2014 on a province-by-province basis.