(7) Provide assistance to various legal services, including legal information and legal counseling, documentation and preliminary processing of applications for patents, and applications to purchase lots, preliminary investigation of conflicting claims of lot boundaries and appraisal of properties, and mediation on different problems arising from implementation of the agrarian reform program; execution and registration of lease contracts, initial investigation of administrative cases, and other legal services; (8) Provide assistance on project identification, formulation, and development that would uplift the socio-economic status of the beneficiaries including projects that would channel landlord capital to industrial development; (9) Coordinate with other government and private agencies and farmers and farm workers organization within the area of coverage for effective program/project implementation; (10) Submit periodic reports on program/project accomplishments including identified problems and recommended solutions thereto; (11) Implement projects supportive of national/regional priority programs which the Department is committed to assist; and (12) Perform such other functions as may be assigned from time to time, to promote efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of public service. TITLE II AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES Chapter 1 General Provisions SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. - The Autonomous Regional Government shall promote the well being of farmers, including share tenants, leaseholders, settlers, fishermen, and other rural workers by providing an environment in which they can increase their income, improve their living conditions, and maximize their contributions to the national economy. SEC. 2. Mandate. - The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries is the primary agency of the Autonomous Regional Government responsible for the promotion of agricultural and fishery development by providing the policy framework, public investments, and support services needed for domestic and export-oriented business enterprises. In the fulfillment of this mandate, it shall be the primary concern of the Department to improve farm income and generate work opportunities for farmers, fishermen, and other rural workers. It shall encourage people's participation in agricultural development through sectoral representation in agricultural policy-making bodies so that the policies, plans, and programs of 55