Collective farming

COLLECTIVE FARMING

  • In collective farming societies, members do not have an individual land ownership right in the society’s land.
  • The society holds land in free hold or leasehold and undertakes joint cultivation.

Types of collective farming societies are

  • Type I Collective farming societies: It is marked by transfer of land ownership rights by members in return for shares of equivalent value.
  • Type II Collective farming societies: It is marked by transfer of land ownership rights by members without any consideration.
  • Type III Collective farming societies: It is marked by absence of the transfer of any prior land ownership rights by members, because members did not possess any ownership rights in society’s land.

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