Household welfare effects of lowcost land certification in ethiopia. Yet, access to land and security of tenure have become more stringent than ever. Institute of development research, university of wisconsinmadison. In northern ethiopia, traditional land tenure had had a communal character, with peasants enjoying only usufructuary rights over the land rist land. This means that urban residents or agricultural investors who wish to engage in agriculture can also get land through leaserent agreements with individual. Land rights, holding rights, expropriation, largescale agricultural investment summary from time immemorial, land had been controlled by the elite kings and their trusted followers in ethiopia. This brief summarizes the results of a gender impact evaluation study, entitled impacts of land certification on tenure security, investment, and land market participation. It is argued that tenants, the landless and the majority of women are disadvantaged compared with landowners in terms of their ability to adopt agroforestry systems. Land policy in ethiopia has been controversial since the fall of the military socialist derg regime in 1991. It represented the issue of power and governance in ethiopia, as land. In the agricultural societies of highland ethiopia, to have rights over land is to be human. Land tenure and agrarian social structure in ethiopia, 16361900 by habtamu mengistie tegegne dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy in history in the graduate college of the university of illinois at urbanachampaign, 2011 urbana, illinois doctoral committee. Land tenure and land policy in ethiopia after the derg.
Dunning land, for most ethiopians, is central to life. They define how access is granted to rights to use, control, and transfer land. To view the content in your browser, please download adobe reader. A research report on land tenure and agricultural development in ethiopia. After the fall of the socialist derg regime in 1991, land. Effects of land tenure and property rights on agricultural.
If we get the chance to remove them the tigrayan and other ethnic groups we. Land tenure and rural development, rome, united nations food and agriculture. Access, use, and transfer proceedings of the workshop on some aspects of rural land tenure in ethiopia. Ts 9a development of land tenure systems developing countries 190 belachew yirsaw urban land lease policy of ethiopie. In this article the relationship between land tenure and agroforestry is analysed drawing on a case study from benin. Land tenure rights as well as natural disasters, such as floods, hamper the countrys ability to quickly expand cotton production. Ethiopia has been both enriched and burdened by its past, including its land tenure system. Privacy policy legal notice site map accessibility get adobe reader.
A number of reasons, including the urgent need for land related investment and the fact that land rights enjoyed by cultivators are rather weak, make ethiopia an appropriate case to test the predictions from our model. The question of land tenure has been a pivotal and sensitive political issue in contemporary history of ethiopia. Land tenure system meaning, types, advantages and disadvantages. A case study from the central ethiopia workneh negatu idr, addis ababa university abstract land in ethiopia is a public property. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. Continuity and change, shifting rulers, and the quest for state control article pdf available january 2008 with 5,921 reads how we measure reads. Alivelihood is sustainable when it can cope with, land tenure and rural development 3 2. Lease is being practiced almost in all urban centers. Even if there are national debates on the existence of different ownership and tenure regimes for land in ethiopia, the government of ethiopia is not prepared. To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed the entire object, paste this html in website to link to this page, paste this link in email, im or document. From being property of men to becoming equal owners.
Rules of tenure define how property rights to land are to be allocated within societies. Chart and diagram slides for powerpoint beautifully designed chart and diagram s for powerpoint with visually stunning graphics and animation effects. Responding to land based conflict in ethiopia the land rights of ethnic minorities under federalism. Ethiopian economic associationethiopian economic policy research institute. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Land administration to nurture development project land. The imperial regimes urban land tenure system affected the objective land tenure security of urban landholders in terms of enforceability of land rightsparticularly limiting the right to appeal to a presumably independent court of law with regard to the amount of compensation awarded for the loss of land rights through expropriation. History of tenure system in ethiopia introduction taken from land law teaching material prepared by daniel wgebriel and melkamu belachew under the sponsership of justice and legal research institute understanding the ethiopian land tenure system is important to student of land law for it gives students general historical and factual ideas about the land.
Effects of developing country policies on agricultural services, extension, rural infrastructure. While the current ethiopian government has implemented a land policy that is based on state ownership of land where only usufruct rights are given to land holders, many agricultural economists and international donor agencies have propagated some form of privatized land ownership. Household welfare effects of lowcost land certification. Ppt urban cadastre in ethiopia powerpoint presentation. Antonio fiorente the ethiopia land administration to nurture development land project is a 5year project 202018 working at the national and regional levels of government to further improve the legal and regulatory framework related to land tenure and property rights, thereby supporting the government of ethiopia s and usaids goals of increasing economic growth.
If you have adobe acrobatreader 10 or a later version. The first, and most influential, set of land tenure institutions and associated ideas relate to the system of state land ownership. How could the same land tenure system accommodate the largescale transition from food crops into cocoa at the opening of the 20th century and so dramatically inhibit investment in land productivity in the same area at the. Ethiopia, land tenure, property rights regime, bundles of rights. Early impacts of land registration and certification on women in southern ethiopia by stein holden norwegian university of life sciences with assistance from tewodros tefera university of hawassa final research report prepared for unhabitat, shelter branch, land tenure. Land to the tiller was one of the main factors for the decline and fall of the imperial period, the reign of emperor hailesellase 19411974. If adobe reader is not installed, you can get the latest version free from reader. Review of landholding systems and policies in ethiopia under. The other major contributor is harald aspen, an anthropologist, who is the sole author of the remaining three chapters. In wollo province, for example, there were an estimated 111 types of land tenure. Published on 17 july 2018 modified on 23 july 2018 by super user 7 downloads.
Land tenure security in informal settlements of kigali. Ppt ethiopia powerpoint presentation free to download. From the land comes sustenance, status and often political power. Land tenure policy in ethiopia in 1975, the socialist derg regime that had overthrown the imperial regime of haile. After the fall of the socialist derg regime in 1991, land property rights have remained vested in the state and only usufruct rights have been alienated to farmers to the disappointment of international donor agencies. Contract duration under incomplete land ownership rights. Svein ege, a historian, is the editor of the book and the sole author of five out of nine chapters, and coauthors one chapter with yigremedaw adal. The post is within the land tenure unit opcl, which provides technical support and guidance on land tenure and land administration within the framework of the voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests in the context of national food security vggt. The ethiopia land administration to nurture development land project works at the national and regional levels of government to further improve the legal and regulatory framework related to land tenure and property rights and thereby support the government of ethiopia s and usaids goal of increasing economic growth, particularly agricultural sector growth, improving rural resiliency. Land tenure, land reform and the qalad system in ethiopia, 1941.
The land tenure project of the institute of development research idr, a joint undertaking funded by the ford foundation, and involving the land tenure center of the university of wisconsinmadison, usa, and the african studies center of boston university, usa, held its second workshop in may 1994 on the theme land tenure and land policy in ethiopia after the derg. Although statutory land tenure and inheritance laws in ethiopia provide land to all rural citizens wishing to engage in agriculture, customary. Overview simply put, land tenure is the way in which people have access to and use land and natural resources. Mar 29, 2018 the third is the neocustomary land tenure regime in arssi, oromiya, which, though originating in arssi oromo society, has been promoted and adapted by the state in recent years. The existence of so many land tenure systems, coupled with the lack of reliable data, has made it difficult to give a comprehensive assessment of landownership in ethiopia. Dec 09, 20 the partnership with ethiopia will support improved rural land tenure security for all, including through appropriate land use management in communal and pastoral areas.
While the current ethiopian government has implemented a land policy that is. I read an article written by professor teshome abebe on the policy implication of the land issue research in ethiopia. It represented the issue of power and governance in ethiopia, as land was the. Earlier studies on the impacts of land certification in ethiopia have identified significant positive. The objective of the second phase of the sustainable land management project is to reduce land degradation and improve land productivity in selected watersheds in targeted regions in ethiopia. Land tenure, land reform and the qalad system in ethiopia. History of tenure system in ethiopia blog ethiopian lawinfo. Evaluating the impact of land tenure reform in presentday south. Ethiopia second phase of the sustainable land management project english abstract. Case study on addis ababa and lease towns of amhara national regional state fig congress 2010 facing the challenges building the capacity sydney, australia, 1116 april 2010 urban land lease policy of ethiopia.
In the south, land measurement and property registration for tax purposes was introduced. The dynamics of cognatic descent monographs in ethiopian land tenure allan, ph. Problem statement due to rapid urbanization in kigali city, the official land delivery channels have been unable to avail developable land at a rate matching the. In this paper it is argued that in the post liberation period the land tenure system led to lack of tenure security and inefficiency in land use in the south, south west and central ethiopia. Generally, land fragmentation is a universal trait of all agricultural systems which affects farmland productivity and no one had documented a rural society where there was no land fragmentation. Land tenure in ethiopia has undergone dramatic shifts from feudalistic systems under the monarchy of emperor haile selassie 19301974 to socialist land policies under the derg military government 1974. Our new crystalgraphics chart and diagram slides for powerpoint is a collection of over impressively designed datadriven chart and editable diagram s guaranteed to impress any audience. Creating enabling conditions for the 2018 forest proclamation get the cifor publications update cifor publishes over 400 publications every year on forests and climate change, landscape restoration, rights, forest policy, agroforestry and much more in multiple languages. The ethiopia land administration to nurture development land project works at the national and regional levels of government to further improve the legal and regulatory framework related to land tenure and property rights and thereby support the government of ethiopias and usaids goal of increasing economic growth, particularly agricultural sector growth, improving rural resiliency. If adobe reader is not installed, you can get the latest version free from 3. It will strengthen transparency in land governance, including by promoting responsible agricultural investment through an improved legal framework and practices. The following assertion forced me to write this commentary.
The ethiopian land tenure reforms ethiopia experienced a radical land tenure reform in 1975 when all land was made state land. Ethiopia and the diagnosing corruption in ethiopia report. To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed the entire object, paste this html in website to link to this page, paste this link in email, im or document to embed this page, paste this html in website. Land administration to nurture development landlinks. Land tenure is important in rural development interventions which place an emphasis on building peoples endowments of assets so they can enjoy sustainable livelihoods. Land registration in ethiopia our household survey included 600 households in two districts woredas in each of or and snnpr. Experience and future direction in ethiopian rural land administration by tigistu gebremeskel abza1 1. Ethiopia experiences a fierce political debate about the appropriate land tenure policy. Article information, pdf download for land tenure, land reform and the. Land tenure in ethiopia continuity and change, shifting rulers and the quest for state control wibke crewett,1 ayalneh bogale, and benedikt korf the controversy. The first, and most influential, set of land tenure institutions and associated ideas relate to the system of state land. The third is the neocustomary land tenure regime in arssi, oromiya, which, though originating in arssi oromo society, has been promoted and adapted by the state in recent years.
While the current ethiopian government has implemented a land policy that is based on state ownership of land where. In the southern part, especially, in the twentieth century. The partnership with ethiopia will support improved rural land tenure security for all, including through appropriate land use management in communal and pastoral areas. Ethiopia strengthening land tenure and administration program. Since the end of apartheid in south africa, land tenure reform has been. Urban land lease policy of ethiopia case study on addis. Experience and future direction in ethiopian rural land. Effect of land access on youth employment and migration. The rules governing land tenure are invented by societies to regulate land ownership behaviours. Effects of land tenure and property rights on agricultural productivity in ethiopia, namibia and bangladesh shimelles tenaw, k. Land tenure can be defined as the manner in which a party holds or occupies an area of land.
Land tenure from land tenure perspective we witnessed three types of systems imperial era pre 1974 the derg era 19751991 current system. Land use and tenure insecurity in the drylands of southern ethiopia. Ethiopia second phase of the sustainable land management. Impacts of land certification on tenure security, investment, and land market participation. Hence, this study sought to ascertain the effects of land fragmentation on farmland productivity in the highland districts of northwestern ethiopia by using crosssectional data collected from 240.
Ownership, equity, and liberty in land use rights daniel weldegebriel ambaye, ethiopia key words. Recommendations for reformi prepared for solidarity movement for a new ethiopia smne by peter j. Fostering tenure security for forest landscape restoration in ethiopia. Farmers have use right to transfer or lease use rights of agricultural land. Prior to the 1974 ethiopian revolution, ethiopia had a complex land tenure system. Proceedings of the workshop on some aspects of rural land. The problem of land reform in ethiopia has hampered that countrys economic development throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries. Ethiopia land administration and nurture land project. Bodurtha, justin caron, jote chemeda, dinara shakhmetova, and long vo introduction and problem definition the challenges of land tenure in ethiopia are part of a complex policy problem that stem from failed. This book builds on ethnographic studies in selected sites in the amhara region in ethiopia from the 1980s up to 2010.
The ethiopia strengthening land tenure and administration program contributed to. Land tenure and agricultural development in ethiopia. The survey revealed that the land reform had, in a short period of time, registered the land of 80% of those households and that 60% thereof had received the land certi. There is a common perception that ethiopia is unusual in africa in having a. To address these and other concerns, usaid supported two programs to provide secondlevel certification to ethiopian households. Land tenure management systems in informal settlements. Background ethiopia is an ancient country located in the horn of africa with a land area of 1. A more detailed definition describes land tenure as the institutional political, economic, social. Urban informal settlements in particular pose a challenge to existing land administration infrastructure in these countries. Given the agrarian nature of the country, where agriculture is a principal source of the economy, this is not surprising. Using the land tenure system in ethiopia, where all land is stateowned and only farm. Land policy in ethiopia has been controversial since the fall of the military. Review of landholding systems and policies in ethiopia. Fostering tenure security for forest landscape restoration.