Establishing a land policy reform and GPS technology implementation in Burkina Faso
Alain Bagre, Moha El-ayachi & Tapio Ahomaki
Access to a secure land is a key condition to achieve the promotion of food production. As in many developing countries and parts of Africa, Burkina Faso has known a phenomenal growth in population, which has increased demand on land and land based conflicts in the rural communities. It is pressing to formalize their rights to sustain continuous use of their arable lands. As identified in its Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, the government of Burkina plans to promote growth in the rural economy by modernizing and diversifying agricultural activity. A functional cadastre has become urgent to record parcels into a unique georefrenced frame and issue secure land titles, formalizing stakeholderss land rights. As part of the land management enhancement, the geodetic infrastructure has been modernized by establishing nine Continuously Operating Reference Stations. This paper focuses on the main reasons and objectives behind developing a new framework for land governance in Burkina Faso. It highlights the importance of such frame in implementing a land administration system for tenure security and a successful capacity building program to ensure project sustainability. It will conclude with the impact of land reform policies and the new geodetic network on the national economy of Burkina.
Event: Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 2013
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