Resettlement policy framework and specific resettlement action plan

4.3Agricultural activities of leasehold farms, assets, and incomes

More than 73 percent of the affected leasehold farmers were established during the period 2004-2005, and the oldest one was created in 1995. All farms that currently cultivate cotton/wheat were established in 2004-2006 (Table 3).

Table 3. Year of establishment of affected leasehold farms

	1995-1999	2000-2003	2004-2006
As a % of affected leasehold farmers	11%	14%	76%
Main specialization of leasehold farms, % of farms
Cotton/wheat raising *	0	0	100
Gardens*	21	26	53

Source: 2009 SA survey

*Note: this sub-division on cotton/wheat and orchards farmers is limited and is done only on the basis of plots size. Some of the surveyed cotton/wheat farmers have sub-plots with hundreds of fruit trees also. Tables 9-11 below clearly describe the current assets of all the affected farms.

Twenty-one of the 37 surveyed farms (57 percent) have one plot, but others have several plots situated close to each other, but separated by roads, or other farm’s plots. Further, 58 percent of orchard farmers have from 2 to 5 separate sub-plots, while 72 percent of cotton/wheat raising farmers have only one plot; 4 farmers have 2 plots; and one farmer has 10 separate plots. The soil quality of their plots is close to the average for the Project area and the ball-bonitet varies from 42 to 76 with an average of 61 balls.