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Implementation of Decree No. 342 of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan on distribution of 50.000 hectares of land for personal use of the population.

Country/Territory
Tajikistan
Document type
Regulation
Date
1995
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil
Keyword
Land reform Agricultural development Agricultural land Family farming Farming Transfer
Geographical area
Asia, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Abstract

New land shall be distributed for personal use so that the total amount of land for personal use and irrigated additional land ads up to seventeen percent of the total of arable land. Before allocation of land, the local entities mentioned in article 2 shall monitor and register the existing irrigated lands and other data needed for allocation. Priority shall be given to small plots, and land that has not been cultivated for a long time and has a low productivity. Land shall be distributed by the Commission of land distribution, to be established through elections in regions, kolkhozes and sovkhozes. Land shall be distributed to members of farm brigades but not to private farms or members of a cooperative. The basis of the distribution of land shall be a long-term agreement between the director of a kolkhoz or sovkhoz, the local authority and the head of a family.

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