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| dc.contributor.author | Yigremew, Alemu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-28T04:07:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-12-28T04:07:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-11-28 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8348 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study was carried out in Metcha worda of West Gojam with the main objective of iJ1ve:;ti;?uli:1g the level uf farm land holding fragmentation using GIS techniques. also 10 assess its implication co land consolidation. To address the slated objectives both primary and secondary data were collected from 94 sample rural households in two Kebeles administration using questionnaire. focus group discussion. Analysis of land fragmentation, distance of parcels from homesteads was made using cadastral maps prepared for second level certification and Onhophoto and OPS to locate homesteads. TI1c analysis showed that Iarm land frngmt:ntmion is a severe problem in the study Kebeles. Accordingly the number of parcels owned by <1 household ranges from 2 lo 11 parcels and the average parcel holding is 5.4. Average laud holding of households is about 1.53. ha and abou: 7.S% of the households own 2 pa reds 39.6% have 3-5 parcels and 36.8% havce-S parcels and l 5% have more than Sparcels. Ihe maximum distance of parcels from a homestead was recorded 4.5 km Quritbahir kcbelc und 5.3km in lnashnfalcn lebele, whereas the minimum distance is less than hal {' 11 km. Most of the parcels were idcntiflcd sharing many boundaries in &0111e instance lb l1igb 11s 11 tnnl have irregular shape i:1 which case borh attributes arc perceived us obstacles to effective funning and n cause for conflict between larmers. The root causes of land fragmentation is associated with shortage of farm land due to , populalion growth, inheritance, g.ift and expansion of pre-urban and allocation of' t:,'l'.izing l:111d and wood lands for farming. About 95 % of the respondents felt that lanct fragmentation is a hindrunce lo effective land management. Willingness lo carry out Jund consolidation was stated by obout57.5 % or rcsponderus and :t was noted that there arc already voluntary parcel exchange between farmers. The problem associated witl, land trugmcruation is equally ltll by agricultural and land administration experts, I towcvcr, they stated that the amount of work done on enhancing land consolidation is limited. As U1e expansion of Janel fragmentation has become severe they suggested that Ilic responsible government offices such as Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Bureaus or I .and Administrarion and use should initiate nnd support further research and development activities. The research nighlighted that halting land fragmentation and prompting land consol.dation demands designing appropriate legal frameworks. developing genuine data base on Jund holdings, assuring land tenure security and establishing a functional organizational sci up equipped with knowledgeable experts, physical facilities and financial support. Lack or these provisions seems 10 have hindered land consolidation initiatives. The reality urges to initiate: land consolidation practices: hence, the stakeholders on land should consider the land fragmentation problem as a national issue and all experts and policy makers develop a common understanding on the importance of land corsolldation. '111is gain should ae cormlemcnied by strong awareness creation activities within the farming community. Key words: Land fragmenuuion. land consolidation, GTS, parcel, pared shape, parcel boundary | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.subject | LAND | en_US |
| dc.title | A These Submitted to the Department of Land Administration and Surveying in Partial Fulfillment of Requirements of' The D~Glllij,; of Master of Science (Msc.; Land Administrate on and Management" Specialization on Land information System) | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
