the land law of refers to the principle of compensation at market prices but how district or provincial party committees do this is left open and compensation is still based on the agricultural use value thus much below market prices for alternative uses of land the negotiation over the price of land should be left to the buyer and seller so farmers could negotiate a higher price if they chose and could do so it would then be less critical to alter the procedures for compulsory takings and price arbitration for truly state uses of land such as for a highway which account for a small minority of current land conflicts