Agricultural Land Reform Agricultural Land Reform Implementation in Thailand Implementation in Thailand

Agricultural Land Reform OfficeAgricultural Land Reform Office (ALRO),(ALRO),

Ministry of Agriculture & CooperatiMinistry of Agriculture & Cooperatives,ves,THAILANDTHAILAND

Panel 1 : smallholder rubber plantations dynamics and policies to support them

Agricultural Land Reform Office

•Various changes (s-e-p) in 1973 Various changes (s-e-p) in 1973 •Farmers’ grievances (land rights, Farmers’ grievances (land rights, land land tenants: high rental rate-prod tenants: high rental rate-prod cost-low cost-low prod, unfair-treated, taken prod, unfair-treated, taken advantage)advantage)•High demand for agricultural sector solution •The promulgation of ALRAct in 1975•Establishment of ALRO

Background Background

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Improvement of rights and land holdings + dwelling places

Land distribution State’s contribution on ag.

occupation development, resources, production inputs and market channel

“Land Reform”

“Land Reform”

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MissionMissionMissionMission

To allocate land and dwelling areas to farmers

To revitalize the environment and natural resources utilization in the land reform area

To develop infrastructure and support learning process.

To provide financial support for farmers’ occupation development.

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Agricultural Land Reform Office (ALRO)

Agricultural Land Reform Agricultural Land Reform Implementation in ThailandImplementation in ThailandAgricultural Land Reform Agricultural Land Reform Implementation in ThailandImplementation in Thailand

3 Phases

Deteriorated forest reserves, classified land

Feasibility study (socio-econ, land potential, climate, rainfall, farmer institutions, social conditions, etc.)

Topography Cadastral survey Royal Decree

Public Land Private Land

Preparation Primary data and

secondary data are collected

Amount of rented area, tenancy rate, tenants, productivity,

Ownership belongs to the State.

Not allow to sell, transfer

Redistribute to landless, small-scale farmer, previous occupants ALRAct

Purchase/expropriate on voluntary basis

Redistribute to tenants / landless by lease or

hire-purchase ALRAct -

Public LandPrivate LandPrivate LandPrivate LandPrivate Land

Distribution

Public Land Private LandPrivate LandPrivate LandPrivate Land

Development

Scheme of livelihood development Supporting services: infra., Ag.

extension Occupation dev.(on-farm / off-farm

to generate income agencies involvement

Individual / group/institution / network

Model of development Expanding International

cooperation network

Country ProfilesCountry Profiles

Total country area: 51.36 mln. Ha

Agricultural area: 20.96 mln. ha

Land reform area: 4.86 mln. ha

1.85 mln. farm families

69 Provinces

827 Districts

3,254 Sub-districts

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Progress of Land Allocation in Public LandProgress of Land Allocation in Public Land

Region District Sub-district Farmers Area (ha)

North 159 759 451,2911,057,190

ha

Northeast 284 1,499 1902,526,412

ha

Central 86 315 208,344 700,893 ha

South 122 470 206,564 505,585 ha

Total 651 3,0401,851,198(1.8 mln.) 4,790,080 haData as of 31 Dec 2008

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Progress of Land Allocation in Private LandProgress of Land Allocation in Private Land

District Sub-district Farmers Area (ha)

176 484 29,550 74,360

ha31 Dec 2008

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Agricultural Land Reform Office (ALRO)

Map of Land Reform Area in Map of Land Reform Area in ThailandThailand

Strategies for DevelopmentStrategies for DevelopmentStrategies for DevelopmentStrategies for Development

Land Reform

Farmer Reform

Management Reform

• Rights

• Utilization

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•Learning process

•Occupation development

•Group and Network

• Community enterprise

•Contract farming

Related Activities to Three Land Reform Implementation

Sufficiency Economy Settlement Sufficiency Economy Settlement Food and energy crops promotionFood and energy crops promotion

Activities and Capacity Building for Farmers

Learning center Future farmer

Incubation in land reform area project

Local intellectual

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Activities and Capacity Building for Farmer

Tri-partite co-operation Community enterprise

in land reform area

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ConclusionConclusionConclusionConclusion

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Factors-

internal/-

external

Grassroot

Success

Globalization

Policy / effective law Application

Participatory Approaches

Implementation

Rubber Plantation Area in LRAsRubber Plantation Area in LRAs

Region province District Sub-district Area (ha)

North 3 3 4 32 ha

Northeast 16 81 217 46,055 ha

Central 7 31 107 48,568 ha

South 15 126 458323,082

ha

Total 41 241 786 417,737

ha Data as of 2004

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Map of Rubber Plantation area in LRAsMap of Rubber Plantation area in LRAs

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