The Selling of the State Agricultural Purpose Land in Lithuania

Abstract

According to the Law on the land reform, counties governors make solutions on the to selling of the state agricultural purpose land and the territorial land management departments of their administrations prepare documents concerning the selling of land. The state agricultural purpose land plots situated in rural vicinities are sold, when they are formed in land ownership projects (pans) or other territory planning documents and registered in the Real estate Registered according to the order set by laws. At present, the number of persons wishing to purchase not only private but also the state agricultural purpose land increases, therefore, the chosen aim of this article was to analyze the selling of the stale agricultural purpose land plots in Lithuania as well as to investigate land management perspectives of the agricultural purpose land. The object of investigation - the agricultural purpose land situated in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania as well as persons purchasing the stato agricultural purpose land. During the investigation the methods of literature analysis, statistical analysis as well as comparative analysis methods were used. Legal acts, scientific as well as other articles connected with the analysed theme were used during the investigation. Statistical dala were used as well. During the investigation it was determined that according to the data of January 1, 2009 received from the counties governors' administrations the largest number of persons wishing to purchase state agricultural purpose land was in Siauliai county - 3578, in PaneveJys county - 3157 and in TelSiai county- 3009. 23372 physical persons rendered applications to 368 thousand ha of the state agricultural purpose land area. One physical person wished to purchase on the average 15.8 ha. Juridical persons rendered 459 applications to 46 thousand ha of the state agricultural purpose land area