National report on agrarian reform and rural development in Thailand

Agricultural Land Office & Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperative Thailand

The follow-up of the agrarian reform and rural development issue is the commitment of the 2006 International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD). The 19th session of Committee on Agriculture has approved to organize this Conference. In preparation for the Conference, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) member countries were requested to prepare a National Report for the Conference. The goal of agrarian reform and rural development is to transform rural life and activities in all economic, social, cultural, institutional, environmental and human aspects. This paper describes the state of national policies with regards to agrarian reform and rural development. Moreover, it also presents the results and lessons learned of the government policies and the detail of the current agrarian reform and rural development program. Therefore, the specific objectives of this paper are based on the reporting format and guidance notes.

Event: A vision for the future : International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development

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Document type:National report on agrarian reform and rural development in Thailand (285 kB - pdf)