Programs under

Comprehensive
Agrarian Reform
1.1.Land
LandTenure
TenureImprovement
Improvement

is highly recognized as the most

integral aspect of the program. This
component seeks to secure the
tenurial status of the farmers and
farmworkers.
 LandAcquisition
Land Acquisitionand
andDistribution 
Distribution 

involves the redistribution of private and government-

owned land to landless farmers and farm workers.
Section 6 of R.A 9700 ( Section 16 of R.A 6657 as
amended)- the DAR identifies lands that are eligible for
distribution under the CARP with accordance to the law,
acquires the land by delivering a notice containing the offer
with its corresponding value to the owner should he choose
to accept the payment.
 LandAcquisition
Land Acquisitionand
andDistribution 
Distribution 

Section 11 of R.A 9700(Section 26 of R.A 6657

as amended) the DAR distributes these to the
qualified beneficiaries, who then pay for the land
through the Land Bank of the Philippines or
directly to their former owners.
 LeaseholdOperations  
Leasehold Operations  
the alternative non-land transfer scheme
that covers all tenanted agricultural lands in
retained areas and in yet to be acquired or
distributed lands.
 2.2.Program
ProgramBeneficiaries
Beneficiaries
Development 
Development 
is a support service delivery component of CARP.
 It aims to aid the agrarian reform beneficiaries by
providing them necessary support services to make
their lands more productive, and enable them to
venture in income generating livelihood projects in
accordance to Section 14 of R.A 9700(Section 37 of
R.A 6657 as amended).
 2. Program Beneficiaries
2. Program Beneficiaries
Development 
Development 
 Under the support service delivery programs, the
Presidential Agrarian Reform Council (PARC)
ensures that agrarian reform beneficiaries are
provided with support services such as land surveys
and tilting, construction of infrastructures,
marketing and production assistance, credit and
training.
 3.3.Agrarian
AgrarianJustice
JusticeDelivery 
Delivery 
 provides agrarian legal assistance and oversees the adjudication of
cases.
 Under Section 19 of R.A 97600 (Section 50 of R.A 6657 as
amended), the DAR is hereby vested with the primary jurisdiction
to determine and adjudicate agrarian reform matters and shall
have exclusive original jurisdiction over all matters involving the
implementation of agrarian reform except those falling under the
exclusive jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and
the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
 3.3.Agrarian
AgrarianJustice
JusticeDelivery 
Delivery 

Agrarian Legal Assistance is under the Bureau

of Legal Assistance (BALA). It provides legal
assistance to the beneficiaries affected by agrarian
cases, particularly those whose legal rights as ARB’s
are challenged by landowners.