The Agrarian Reform Act of 17 May 1959 turned land ownership over to women and men without distinction. Land was granted to those who were farming on it, as well as to those who occupied it for other reasons, who were granted title deeds.
《宪法》第19条承认小农业生产者的所有权，第20条承认他们为农牧业生产和获得政府信贷和服务的目的而结社的自由。