The Efficiency of Management on the Agriculture LandCommunity by Government Policy Project in Agriculture Land Reform Area

Abstract

This research article was to study of project management on agriculture land allocation for communities in accordance with the government policy in land reform area. Focus group discussion focusing on group brainstorming to revisit past results of the project management was chosen as a qualitative research approach to collect information of 25 staff members of Agricultural Land Reform Office (ALRO) at policy and operational levels of both central and regional administrations. Content analysis was used to make an analysis point for systematically describing experiences of phenomena, to generate a hierarchy of rational and consistent principles of information, and to give a descriptive presentation of analytical data. The results showed that management committees at policy and operational levels were established under the land allocation project for communities in accordance with the government policy in land reform area. ALRO acted as an agency having operating area and allocating land for farmers’ institutes. In the work process at the provincial level, the staff members had little participation in the farmer screening process. The operational advantage was that unoccupied land could be actually allocated to the landless poor, who had never received land. The disadvantages were management problems and challenges such as preparation of both staff and farmers, a screening of the farmers, farmer group formation, and infrastructure development. Guidelines for improving operational efficiency of the project management could be done through 2 main operational mechanisms: a mechanism through Provincial Land Policy Sub-committees and a mechanism of ALRO.