Republic Act No. 6389 amending the Agricultural Land Reform Code. Country/Territory Philippines Document type Legislation Date 1971 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural land Cooperative/producer organization Agricultural development Youth Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Act commenced on the 10 September 1971. Abstract This Act concerns agrarian reforms in the Philippines and consists of 39 sections. It aims to establish cooperative cultivatorships and therefore divert landlord capital in agriculture to industrial development. The Act also aims to increase agricultural productivity and farm income through a system of production, processing, marketing, distribution, credit and services (sect. 2). The Act introduces an agricultural leasehold system (sect. 3) as well as a program including land capability survey, classification and registration. Full text English