The distribution of lands to individual farmers under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (Carp) has “broken down” commercial production, an official from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) said, hence the need for the government to assist farmers with land consolidation.
In a webinar organized by the state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), Agrarian Reform Undersecretary Bernie Cruz said most of the lands distributed to farmers under Carp were haciendas that used to yield agricultural produce in large quantities. While it gave farmers the chance to own their respective shares of farm lots, the program also stumped the country’s food production….
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