BASIC ECONOMICS

1. Importance,
Aspects and
Components
of Agrarian Reform

4.  Land reform will help solve
unemployment;
 Land reform will increase food
production;
 Land reform will enhance the living
conditions of the poor farmers ;
 Land reform will correct the
imbalance in our society where
concentrations of land wealth and
political power are in the hands of
the few.

5. Reform Aspects of Agrarian
1. Economic aspect – Agrarian reform will help
improved agricultural productivity to
accelerate general economic development.
2. Socio-Cultural Aspect – Agrarian reform
brings about socio-cultural transformation on
the life of the farmers. It gives significant
social change in the community.
3. Religious aspect – When God created earth
He gives His all to His children. He sees to it
that everything He made are used and
enjoyed by the people.

6. Moral aspect – One such factor why agrarian
conflict exist in the country is the oppressive
and arbitrary practices of some landlord
against tenant-farmers.
Legal aspect – as part of the government’s
moral obligation, it has formulate laws that
will effect agrarian reforms.
Political aspects – First and foremost, agrarian
reform is ultimately the product of deliberate
political decisions.

7. Component of Agrarian Reform
1.Land Distribution – this is considered
as very foundation of agrarian reform.
2.Support Services – these are services
undertaken by the government to
assist the farmers after redistribution.
2.1 Irrigation facilities
2.2 Infrastructure development and
public works projects in areas
and settlements that come under
agrarian reform.

8. 2.3 Price support and guarantee for
all agricultural produce
2.4 Extending to small landowners,
farmers and farmers
organizations the necessary
credit.
2.5 Promoting, developing and
extending financial assistance
to small and medium scale
industries in agrarian reform
areas..

9. 2.6 Undertake research, development
and dissemination of information on
agrarian reform and low cost
ecological sound farm inputs and
technology.
2.7 Development of cooperative
management skills through intensive
training.
2.8 Assistance in identification of ready
markets for agricultural produce and
training and other various aspects on
marketing.
2.6 Undertake research, development
and dissemination of information on
agrarian reform and low cost
ecological sound farm inputs and
technology.
2.7 Development of cooperative
management skills through intensive
training.
2.8 Assistance in identification of ready
markets for agricultural produce and
training and other various aspects on
marketing.