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AGRARIAN REFORM
COOPERATIVES
Sec.11.
Articles 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94 and 95 of Chapter XI
on the Special Provisions Relating to Agrarian
Reform Cooperatives of the same Code are hereby
renumbered, retitled and amended to read, as
follows:
ART. 87.
Coverage
The provisions of this Chapter shall primarily govern
agrarian reform cooperatives: Provided, that the provisions
of the other chapters of this Code shall, apply suppletorily
except insofar as this Chapter otherwise provides.
ART. 88.
Definition and Purpose
An agrarian reform cooperative is one organized by
marginal farmers, majority of which are agrarian reform
beneficiaries, for the purpose of developing an appropriate
system of land tenure, land development, land
consolidation or land management in areas covered by
agrarian reform.
ART. 89.
Cooperative Estates
Landholdings like plantations, estates or haciendas
acquired by the State for the benefit of the workers in
accordance with the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
Program which shall be collectively owned by the workerbeneficiaries under a cooperative set-up.
ART. 90.
Infrastructure
In agrarian reform and resettlement areas, the
Government shall grant to agrarian reform cooperatives
preferential treatment in the construction, maintenance
and management of roads, bridges, canals, wharves, ports,
reservoirs, irrigation system, waterworks systems, and
other infrastructures with government funding. For this
purpose, the Government shall provide technical
assistance, facilities and equipment to such agrarian
reform cooperatives.
ART. 91.
Lease of Public Lands
The Government may lease public lands to any agrarian
reform cooperative for period not exceeding twenty-five
(25) years, subject to renewal for another twenty-five (25)
years only: Provided, That the application for renewal shall
be made one (1) year before the expiration of the lease:
Provided, further, That such lease shall be for the exclusive
use and benefit of the beneficiaries and marginal farmers
subject to the provisions of the Comprehensive Agrarian
Reform Program.
ART. 92.
Preferential Right
ART. 93.
Privileges
Subject to such reasonable terms and conditions as the
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Authority may
impose, agrarian reform cooperatives may be given the
exclusive right to do any or all of the following economic
activities in agrarian reform and resettlement areas:
(1) Supply and distribution of consumer, agricultural, aquacultural, and industrial goods, production inputs, and raw
materials and supplies, machinery, equipment, facilities
and other services and requirements of the beneficiaries
and marginal farmers at reasonable prices;
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