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D. Land Reforms and the Cooperatives

Transforming the agricultural sector and rural economy were seen as important goals and in this context land reforms were considered important.

 

At the time of independenceObjectives of Land ReformsImplementation of the Reforms:Land ceilingsConsolidation of HoldingsThe Cooperatives:Success of Cooperatives: The Milk Cooperatives and Operation FloodBeginning of Operation Flood:Impact of operation FloodLimitations of CooperativizationFurthermore, in the case of credit cooperatives, there was a virtual exclusion of the landless in securing credits, as found by the National Commission on Agriculture in 1971.