Section 4Sec./Art. 4

Definition of Terms. - for purposes of this Act, the term:

a. "Non-traditional crops" - refer to crops other than rice, corn, coconut and sugar.

b. "High-value crops (HVC)" - these are crops other than traditional crops which include, but are not limited to: coffee and cacao, fruit crops (citrus, cashew, guyabano, papaya, mango, pineapple, strawberry, jackfruit, rambutan, durian, mangosteen, guava, lanzones, and watermelon), root crops (potato and ubi), vegetable crops (asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, celery, carrots, cauliflower, radish, tomato, bell pepper, and patola), legumes, pole sitao (snap beans and garden pea), spices and condiments (black pepper, garlic, ginger, and onion), and cutflower and ornamental foliage plants (chrysanthemum, gladiolus, anthuriums, orchids, and statice).

c. "Idle and abandoned land" - refers to any agricultural land not cultivated, titled or developed to produce any crop nor devoted to any specific economic purpose continuously for a period of three (3) years immediately prior to the receipt of notice of acquisition by the government as provided under the CARP.

d. "Alienable and disposable lands" - refer to those lands of the public domain which have been the subject of the present system of classification and declared as not needed for forest purpose.

e. "Forest land" - refers to the lands of the public domain which have not been declared as alienable or disposable, public forest, permanent forests or forest reserves, forest reservations, timberlands, grazing lands, game refuge, and bird sanctuaries.