Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

The DENR, under CARP, is primary responsible for the distribution of public alienable and disposable (A and D) lands and the issuance of stewardship contracts in Integrated Social Forestry (ISF)/Community-based Forest Management (CBFM) areas. The ISF coverage under CARP, however, has already been completed in CY 2000.

The DENR undertakes core functions/services under CARP, which include:

land disposition through the issuance of Free Patents/Homestead Patents (FPs/HPs) for public agricultural A and D lands;
conduct of cadastral and public land survey (PLS) of A and D lands;
and conduct of inspection, verification and approval of survey (IVAS) returns of private and government-owned lands (GOLs).

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Department of Agriculture (DA)

The DA was one of the CIAs at the start of the program in 1987. With the enactment of the Local Government Code of 1991, which devolved the DA's functions to the Local Government Units (LGUs), it ceased to be a CIA in 1993. The DA, however, has been providing active participation in the deliberation of CARP-related policies and issues at the national level being a member of the PARC and its Executive Committee.

The DA's functions included provision of extension services such as trainings, technical and marketing assistance, dispersal activities, provision of pre/post-harvest facilities, and construction of Small Water Impounding Projects (SWIPs).

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Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP)

In accordance with the provision of Section 74 of RA 3844, otherwise known as the Agricultural Land Reform Code, the LBP was established "to finance the acquisition by the Government of landed estates for division and resale to small landholders, as well as the purchase of the landholding by the agricultural lessee from the LOs."

Under Section 64 of RA 6657, "LBP shall be the financial intermediary for the CARP and shall ensure that social justice objectives of the CARP shall enjoy a preference among its priorities."

Section 1 of EO No. 405, Series of 1990, states that "LBP shall be primarily rsponsible for the determination of the land valuatin and compensation for all private lands suitable for agriculture under either the Voluntary Offer to Sell (VOS) or Compulsory Acquisition (CA) arrangement as governed by Republic Act No. 6657".

To effectively implement its mandates, the LBP, since 1990, has established twelve (12) Agrarian Operation Centers (AOCs) nationwide.

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Land Registration Authority (LRA)

The Land Registration Authority (LRA) is mandated to provide direct assistance to the DAR and DENR, particularly in the registration of CARP land titles, such as Emancipation Patents (EPs), Certificates of Landownership Award (CLOAs), and FPs/HPs.

Land titling an registration is a crucial activity in support to LAD activity of the CARP. Since the LRA is the guardian of Torrens System in land registration in the country, it is duty bound to see to it that no disposition or alienation of agricultural lands under the CARP can be made unless properly authorized by the law.

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Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)

The Department of Public Works an Highways (DPWH), which is the Staes' engineering and construction arm, undertakes the construction and rehabilitation of CARP-funded projects,Specifically, FMRs bridges, and multi-purpose pavements (MPPOs).

The implementation of the CARP-funded infrastructure projects aims to enhance the mobility of the ARBs who are generally located in remote areas characterized by rough topography, inaccessibility and relatively steep slopes. In the more recent implementation of these projects, however, priority in programming was given to Agrarian Reform Communities (ARCs) due to limited resources for the purpose.

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National Irrigation Authority (NIA)

The National Irrigation Authority (NIA) is mandated to implement the irrigation aspect under the PBD component of the program. The NIA-CARP's programs and services specifically cater to ARBs.

The three (3) major activities being undertaken by the NIA-CARP under the program are:

conduct of the pre-engineering studies of potential/proposed CIP's;
organization and strengthening of farmer Irrigator's Association (IAs) through the Institutional Development Program (IDP); and
civil works or the construction of CIPs and facilities

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Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)

In support to CARP, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is mandated to participate in the delivery of support services to ARBs to pursuit of agro-industrial development in the countryside.

The DTI's support to CARP started in 1989 when the agency launched its Small and Medium Industrial Technology Transfer Development Program (SMITTDP). This program aims to promote entrepreneurship among the ARBs and affected LOs by providing them with a package of support services such as: trainings and seminars; pre-investment, feasibility, and other relevant studies for the establishment of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs); market development assistance such as market linkaging,/market matching, trade fairs, market information services; product development; consultancy service; and common service facilities.

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Department of Labor and Employment - Bureau of Rural Workers (DOLE-BRW)

The Department of Labor and Employment through its Bureau of Rural Workers (BRW) has been implementing the Self-Reliant Organizations for the CARP (SRO-CARP) since 1989.

As partner of CARP, the DOLE-BRW, through the SRO-CARP Project, assists the ARBs particularly the plantation workers of commercial farms which coverage under the CARP was formerly deferred. Developing their competencies in cooperative development, farm management, and other socio-economic activities are undertakenwith the end view of achieving optimum agricultural productivity, viability and sustainability for plantation workers.

There are three (3) phases in the implementation of the SRO Project. The first phase is clarifying the organization's vision, mission, goals and objectives (VMGO); second phase is agribusiness development and operations; and the third phase is the enhancement of agribusiness enterprise and partnership development.

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Other Partner-Institutions

In addition to the CIAs, there are other institutions that help in the Program implementation. These include the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Education (DepEd), Department of social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the LGUs; State Universities and Colleges (SUCs); Agribusiness firms; the private sector; NGOs; Peoples Organizations (POs); and foreign donor/international development institutions, among others.