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FROM THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION (FAO) OF THE UNITED NATIONS ABOUT THAILAND'S LAND TENURE:

Access to land and tenure information in Thailand, as well as accuracy and reliability of information, are essential inputs to current policy-making in the three key areas of poverty alleviation, environmental protection and improvement of access to capital markets.

Discussions on the current status of the collection of land tenure data highlight both shortcomings and potential areas for improvement. The advantages that Thailand may appear to enjoy with respect to neighbouring countries are the existence of multiple databases, and the availability of a critical mass of qualified statisticians and technicians with years of experience in collection, computation and analysis of data. In recent decades, Thailand has also made large investments in building the digital databases with comprehensive socio-economic and physical data. The shortcomings highlighted in this article, however, show that the fragmented approach and coordination constraints have limited the practical value of the information available. Higher practical value can be gained if the multiple stand-alone databases can be linked. This would make it possible both to broaden and to deepen the analysis. The article has also highlighted an area of change that will directly influence land administration, particularly at the local level: this is the change brought about by the overall trend towards decentralization, which will result in expanding responsibilities of local governments for collection of land taxes as well as the use of revenues in management of natural resources (land being one of the most important). This is an area where Thailand, similar to other countries in the region, will face challenges in building capacity and developing a land and tenure database that is of practical value to support the work of local governments.

This Thai land tenure article has made reference to the policy areas that are aimed at improving both land administration and the potential to maximize the utility of land resources to respond to social, economic and environmental concerns. Two recently launched policies, namely poverty alleviation and assets capitalization, highlight the shortcomings and the limited value of existing land and tenure data systems. The ideally, existing land and tenure data could be readily accessed so that both policies can be launched with the minimal amount of effort to verify information. As with many other preceding policies, the time lag in implementing land policies can often be traced back to the need to collect and verify information. This raises the question of the cost-effectiveness of public investments in land and tenure data and the limited practical value of the databases created, which results from having placed greater importance on the needs of institutions in having their own databases over considerations of what the data would be used for.

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