The LTI component seeks to secure the tenurial status of the farmers and farmworkers in the lands they till. This is operationalized either through land acquisition and distribution and leasehold operations. LAD involves the redistribution of government and private agricultural lands to landless farmers and farmworkers. Leasehold operation, on the other
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hand, is an alternative non-land transfer scheme which seeks to improve the quality of life of the farmers. It covers all tenanted agricultural lands such those in the retained areas, not yet acquired for distribution under CARP, and those wihich may be validly covered under existing laws.
Land to the tiller is the essence of land reform. Land distribution secures
farmers' tenure, promotes social equity, and provides them with necessary productive resources needed to ensure their economic viability and productivity.
From 1972 to December 2008, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) covered 4,106,528 hectares of agricultural lands or 80 percent of its total program scope of 5,163,751 hectares. This made some 2.39 million farmers owners of land titles through emancipation patents and certificates of land ownership awards.
The DAR also implements leasehold program to secure the tenure of farmers' in landowners retained areas and CARP covered properties that are not yet distributed.
Since 1964 a total of 1,686,045 hectares were placed under leasehold arrangement benefiting 1,190,913 farmers.