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Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988 (Republic Act No. 6657).

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Legislation
Date
1987
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act instituting a comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program to promote social justice and industrialization, providing the mechanism for its implementation, and for other purposes.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil
Keyword
Contract farming Contract/agreement Agricultural development Farming Basic legislation Land reform Land tenure Agricultural land Policy/planning Expropriation Transfer Subsidy/incentive Institution Court/tribunal Smallholders/peasants Family farming Indigenous peoples
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

The Act consists of 78 sections, divided into 15 Chapters. The Act supports Agribusiness Venture Arrangements, which are the local equivalent of contract farming.

Full text
English
Website
www.officialgazette.gov.ph

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Agri-Agra Reform Credit Act of 2009.

Legislation | Philippines | 2009

Keyword: Credit, Agricultural development, Family farming, Social protection, Land reform, Agricultural land, Policy/planning, Subsidy/incentive, Institution, Court/tribunal, Smallholders/peasants, Equipment, Farming

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Act to amend the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988 (Republic Act No. 7881).

Legislation | Philippines | 1995

Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Agricultural development, Agricultural land, Coffee/cocoa/tea, Aquaculture, Mariculture, Land reform, Subsidy/incentive, Use restrictions, Crops/grasses, Floriculture, Fruits/edible nuts, Plant production, Vegetables/legumes, Basin/catchment/watershed, Inland waters, Coastal zone management, National parks, Wetlands, Protected area

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Republic Act No. 9700 amending Republic Act No. 6657 on the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law 1988.

Legislation | Philippines | 2009

Keyword: Agricultural development, Family farming, Social protection, Indigenous peoples, Farming, Land reform, Agricultural land, Policy/planning, Transfer, Subsidy/incentive, Institution, Court/tribunal, Gender, Smallholders/peasants

Source: FAO, FAOLEX