Resettlement policy framework and specific resettlement action plan

Affected farms are very different in terms of the size of their land holdings. Plot size varies from 1 to 72 ha, as shown in the table 4. Six of the seven gardens to be affected are located in Altyaryk raion and the only large (21.5 ha) garden affected is in Rishtan raion.

Table 4. Farming information about affected leasehold farms

	Altyaryk	Rishtan	Baghdad	Total
Total number of farms	9^13	5	23	37
Main specialization of leasehold farms, No of farms
Cotton/wheat raising	3	4	23	30
Gardens	6^14	1	0	7
Average size of plot, Ha
Cotton/wheat raising	66	47.7	54.3	54
Gardens	1,9^14	21.5	-	4.3

Source: 2009 SA survey
Affected leasehold farms provide significant employment. The average number of permanent employees in the affected leasehold farms is almost 13 persons (including the farmer) and varies from 2 to 34 people. All the workers are officially registered workers and have signed contracts with the farmer. The average number of person-months spent on-farm by all the permanent workers was 100 person-months which is an equivalent of a full year for about 8 workers. The maximum number of temporary workers was high – 59 people on average, and the average number of person-months spent on-farm by all the temporary workers was 307 months (which is an equivalent of a full year for 26 people). Thus, the average affected farm provides full-year equivalent employment to 34 people. Despite the fact that orchard farms are small in terms of the amount of land, the number of permanent workers on these farms is similar to those dealing with cotton and wheat. The maximum number of temporary works is required for cotton farms and for gardens during the harvesting season. In terms of negative effects on employment, the most vulnerable farms will be the 6 small orchard farms in Altyaryk district, because most of them, even with the replanting of lost trees will have to shed at least 1/3 of their workers. Others will have no adverse impact in terms of employment.