Land consolidation in Sweden and land reform in Romania : similarities and discrepancies : a comparison
Backman, Mats
This paper presents development of Land Consolidation in Sweden implemented during several centuries and the challenges of the impending Land Reform in Romania. There are both similarities and discrepancies between the two countries. Since late 18th Century Land Consolidation of fragmented land has been implemented in practically the whole of Sweden. Because of inheritance traditions land owners in some counties continued to subdivide land after the conclusion of Land Consolidation. In Romania the fragmentation of land is a result of several agrarian reforms from mid 19th century until mid 20th century, when the violent socialist transformation of agriculture was implemented. After the revolution in 1989 land was privatised resulting in an extreme fragmentation of land. The objective of Land Consolidation in Sweden is to achieve forest properties well suitable for sustainable forest management. In Romania the objective is to develop competitive commercial agricultural farms. Both classical Land Consolidation of private family farms and the creation of joint properties/associations have to be used.
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