After the members have been permitted to occupy and utilize the land, the Cooperative Promotion Department will help them set up a cooperative in accordance with the procedure set by the Department. Following the cooperative principles and practices, land settlement cooperatives run their business by the board of directors elected among members at the general assembly and the manager and staff of the cooperatives employed from qualified persons. The government assists the cooperatives with advice, guidance and financial support on business operation ranging from production, credit, marketing, land ownership, and public services to the cooperatives.             Types of Land Settlement Cooperative. The source of land received for allocation determines the type of land settlement cooperative to be set up.              Land Settlement Cooperatives. When any public vacant land was classified by the National Land Allocation Executive Committee as agricultural land, the Cooperative Promotion Department will acquire the said land for allotment. Farmers who have fulfilled the cooperative conditions will later be given the right of land ownership.              Land Hire-purchase Cooperatives. Land may be purchased form private land owners for allotment if it is considered justify with the volume of investment and overhead costs. When the farmers have paid all the installments and fulfilled all the requirements, they will be granted the right of land ownership.              Land Tenant Cooperatives. Forest reserve area which are extensively squatted by farmers and cannot be restored to their original condition may be acquired and rented out to farmers through land tenant cooperative method. Land ownership, in this regard, will not be transferred to farmers, but the right of land utilization can be inherited.   Home | About Us | Contact Us | Links | News 701/29-33 Wongsawang Road, Bangsue Sub-district Bangsue Area, Bangkok 10800, Thailand. Tel : (662) 910-8911 Fax : (662) 587-6637, 910-8920 E-mail contact@fsct.com