Article 177 of the 2024 Land Law stipulates: The limit for receiving the transfer of agricultural land use rights of individuals is 15 times the limit for agricultural land allocation of individuals for each type of land prescribed in Clause 1 and Clause 2, Article 176 of this Law.
Previously, the 2013 Land Law only allowed individuals to receive a transfer of agricultural land up to 10 times the land allocation limit.
Raising the limit to 15 times is considered a roadmap for large-scale agricultural production models, especially in the context of the State promoting the accumulation and concentration of agricultural land to develop high-tech agriculture.
Pursuant to Article 176, the limit for agricultural land allocation is stipulated as follows:
The limit for allocation of annual crop land, aquaculture land, and salt-making land to individuals directly engaged in agricultural production is stipulated as follows:
- Not more than 3 hectares for each type of land for provinces and centrally run cities in the Southeast region and Mekong Delta.
- Not more than 2 hectares for each type of land for other provinces and centrally-run cities.
The limit for allocation of land for perennial crops to individuals is not more than 10 hectares for provinces and centrally run cities in the Southeast region and the Mekong Delta; not more than 5 hectares for other provinces and centrally run cities.
From there, individuals living in the Mekong Delta can receive a maximum transfer of 45 hectares of land for annual crops or aquaculture land; or 150 hectares of land for perennial crops, if they meet legal requirements.
This is a big step forward in legalizing the need to accumulate land for large-scale production, while creating a clear legal basis for people and businesses to access land in a longer-term and more stable direction. However, there are still many opinions that it is necessary to come with a strict control mechanism to avoid speculation in agricultural land or abuse of transfers beyond actual needs.
