he land a:lminimution sy;;1~111 in the Amhara region started the implementation of rhe ecrti licl!l ion prngnm > it: Ill<' m idd le of ~00 I lbe primary objecii vc o ;· the land administration ~~st~m is io secure hn!Lli11g rights hy j,~ui 1g a certificate of holding in respect lo rhe rng1<rercd right under holdings. The instrurncntx used for Ilic registration of l·oiding :ighls me or 1,,.0 types. The traditional method is extensively used throughout the rcgio11 while cndastral sur-·cyiug s l.mitcd to a pilot level due to thr: high cost of operations and system c,on1rk,itie>. 11 general. the system employed for registration is ii systematic type that is 11111iu1ed by the ~ovcrnmen\. As '' result, all potential costs of cpcrauon are covered by the par icipatron of hencliciarv communities and by Ilic state at large. fol' the land adrn inistrauon system to be sustuiua u le and effect i \'C in the admi nistrat ion of' land rights it demands that basic requirements like high legality, adequate resources (in terms of skilled manpower. finances and means of r-ansportauon), com111i1111cn1, a push for political suppnn consistent with it.s endeavors, However, land administratiou wi II not reach its objective> if it encounters a shortage of resources, low legality, or foils into excessive control and lack urc.ommi1rnenl. Moreover, landholders need to know their basic nghts and land use ubligations so as LC· make the system sustainable, The concept land riehts sccur.iy highligl1:s the fact t'iat ii is the capability of 11,e lund holder LO farm the plot under his holding in a constant manner without external imposiuou, dispute or eviction as well as .he ability to claim fruits or land lmprovements. Therefore, the level of lard rights security depends on the rungc of rights in relation to the use and transfer and die tx\ent of autoonmy that the landholder making in use or those right$. Tu this end land righi security is ensured by 1he provision of legally recognized evidence. t.hal is. the certificate of holding. h1rlhcrmore., with land -ights security it is the state and/or the community thut are the most important bodies playing the mnjor role in the grantin5 of land rights security. The argument is that there is no land right system thm awards security by itself'; rather, the power lo make protection ofrights compulsory or LO put ii into effect is within the hands ofthe state and the community. Moreover, security of rights necessarily depends on die strength of the institute, F.l'LAU.'\, responsible to administer land rights. • Regarding the effects of certi (jcation, it seems that there is no general consensus. In some counuies a significant relationship between cerufication and investment, and agricultural productivity is observed but nut in others; for instance, Kenya. For this reason, spccialisr's point or argument stressed that lor certification to contribute for the tlrowth of farm productivity demands the attainment of other factors. One of the groups concerning the level of land riglu security insisted that for the land certification to bring about security of land nghts depend> on the extent of rights in terms of breadth, duration and assurance, According lo this group of researchers if the extent of rights comprised all principal rightS' such us the right to sale, mortgage and cotlatcrat the land, then security of rights could take place, Another group argued that certification is a necessary but not sufficient condition especially