Manuel Rosales, the governor of the State of Zulia, Monday will enact a decree on layout and planning of idle lands in this region and will announce the creation of the Zulia's Agrarian Commission. Rosales added that the land decree would be drafted by common consent of all sectors in this state.

"The land decree will be worked out and drafted according to the Constitution, the laws of the Republic and the decree enacted by President Chávez. The point is to negotiate, have a dialogue and an agreement so that we can make headway in the two subjects that, as we have stated, have priority for the safety of the Venezuelan food sector," said Rosales. He described large estate, "as an obsolete model of land tenure" and defended  "the integral safety of rural areas and agrarian development."

In this regard, the governor said that it is not just to give plots of land to the peasants, but to get deeper into the subject to include areas such as education, health, technical support and loans. Otherwise, he added, "we could indulge in the same mistakes historically made as far as the layout and planning of lands is concerned."