CHAPTER 13

AGRARIAN REFORM
Agrarian Reform versus Land Reform

 Agrarian Reform – defined as the rectification of the whole system

of agriculture.
- concerned with the relation between production
and distribution of land among the farmers.

 Land Reform – it is a set of integrated measures designed to

eliminate obstacles to economic and social
development arising out of defects in the agrarian
structure.
Agrarian Reform and the Economy

Agrarian reform has several effects to the rural economy in terms of:
 Agricultural productivity
 Poverty reduction
 Income and living standards
 Employment
 Investment and capital formation
 Impartiality in rural population
Measures of the Agrarian Reform
The following are the focal measures of the agrarian reform program of the
Philippines:
1. Public health provisions;
2. Family planning;
3. Education and training of farmers;
4. Reorganization of land reform agencies;
5. Application of labor laws to agricultural workers;
6. Construction of infrastructure facilities such as feeder roads, etc. and the
establishment of rural electrification;
7. Organization of various types of voluntary associations such as farmers, etc.;
8. Provide employment opportunities for underemployed;
9. Other services which are community development in nature.
Agrarian Reform History
 Pre-Spanish Period

 Spanish Period
 The First Philippine Republic
 American Period
 Commonwealth Period
 Japanese Period