Experience and future direction in Ethiopian rural land administration
Abza, Tigistu Gebremeskel
Over the years, land tenure insecurity caused by frequent land redistribution had forced farmers in Ethiopia to favor short term exploitation of land resources over long-term conservation, contributing to land degradation and low farm productivity. Cognizant of the adverse effects of tenure insecurity on food production and the environment, the Federal Government of Ethiopia (GoE) embarked upon policy and institutional reforms since 1997 that have laid ground for establishing and implementing a good land administration system. The four regional states of Amhara, Oromia, SNNP and Tigray established land administration offices to implement the Federal and regional land laws. The core and key element of reform in the drive to improve tenure security among farming households was registration and certification of rural lands.
Event: Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 2011
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