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1. Agrarian Reform is very significant for the economy of any country because more than half of the
population is employed in the agricultural sector. Agriculture is the main source of livelihood especially for
the developing countries. Reforms are important because they protect the rights of the farmers .
Definition of Agrarian Reform
Agrarian Reform could be defined as the rectification of the whole system of agriculture. It is normally
done by the government where they redistribute the agricultural land among the farmers of the country.
The agrarian reform is concerned with the relation between production and distribution of land among the
farmers. It also concerns the processing of the raw materials that are produced by farming the land from
the respective industries.
There can be different types of agrarian reform measures like credit measures, integration of land and
training of the farmers. The measures also focus on securing the rights of the farmers, the rights of the
peasants working on leased land and aiding them in availing loans from private sectors. The government
must also offer support services to the farmers which complement the other measures. They also run
campaigns to increase the camaraderie level between the farmers.
International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development
This international conference was held in Brazil from 7-10 March in 2006. The representatives of ninety
two countries were present in the conference. The most significant topic of discussion in the conference
was the revival of the rural communities and the reformation of various policies pertaining to agriculture.
This initiative was taken primarily with the object of reducing the rate of
poverty in various developing countries.
Department of Agrarian Reform of Philippines
The above mentioned department in Philippines monitors the proper implementation of the agrarian
reform measures formulated by the government. The department looks after the land tenure policies and
keep a close watch to check whether the reforms implemented reach the targeted people. It also
shoulders the responsibility of surveying the land.
In the classical model, economic growth and development start at the role of agriculture. It will feed the
population, a source of foreign exchange to import capital goods. The biggest Agrarian reform was
successful in Japan,Taiwan and Korea which has been the basis of industrialization until today. The
agrarian reform might also include industrial policy, such as movement of labor to the urban area, keep
the price of foods low to keep the wage low and manipulate exchange rate in favor of manufacturing
sector. It includes also land reform to create equality.

2. Agrarian reform can refer either, narrowly, to government-initiated or government-backed redistribution
of agricultural land (see land reform) or, broadly, to an overall redirection of the agrarian system of the
country, which often includes land reform measures. Agrarian reform can include credit measures,
training,extension, land consolidations, etc. The World Bank evaluates agrarian reform using five
dimensions: (1) price and market liberalization, (2) land reform (including the development of land
markets), (3) agro-processing and input supply channels, (4) rural finance, (5) market institutions.[1]
Ben Cousins defines the difference between agrarian reform and land reform as follows:
Land reform… is concerned with rights in land, and their character, strength and distribution, while…
[agrarian reform] focuses not only on these but also a broader set of issues: the class character of the
relations of production and distribution in farming and related enterprises, and how these connect to the
wider class structure. It is thus concerned economic and political power and the relations between
them…[2]
Along similar lines, a 2003 World Bank report states,
…A key precondition for land reform to be feasible and effective in improving beneficiaries' livelihoods is
that such programs fit into a broader policy aimed at reducing poverty and establishing a favourable
environment for the development of productive smallholder agriculture by beneficiaries.[3]
Examples of other issues include "tenure security" for "farm workers, labour tenants, … farm dwellers…
[and] tenant peasants", which makes these workers and tenants better prospects for receiving private-
sector loans;[4]
"infrastructure and support services";[5]
government support of "forms of rural enterprise"
that are "complementary" to agriculture;[6]
and increased community participation in government decisions
in rural areas.[6]
Land reform deals with apportionment of lands - usually transferring lands from upper class owners
to the lower classes.
Agrarian reform deals with general agricultural practice - like introducing crop rotation or
mechanization.