An Assessment of the Role of Land Administration in the Socio-Economic Development of South-\Nest Amahara Region

Mehretu, Dagnew

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dc.contributor.author	Mehretu, Dagnew
dc.date.accessioned	2018-01-03T07:27:29Z
dc.date.available	2018-01-03T07:27:29Z
dc.date.issued	2018-01-03
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8373
dc.description.abstract	In Amhara Nal ioual Regional State, ragged landscape, high rainfall intensity, backward agricullural practices in combination wit.r insecure land right and high population pressure h:lq lead to lertilc soil erosion. overgrazing and deforestation, With land tenure insecurity. the rural poor compete tor land, wood and water 10 use ii illegally for shon-term benefits, consecutively. loss of vegetative cover, fertile sod erosion and increased lund disputes occur. I tence, the natural resource in (,\.:ncrnl is cktcr.urming cunuru.ously. Elfective land ndmlnistration system encourages sustainable and productive management of natural resources and the tand in particular. Security nl' lard ownership is not onl} a prerequisite f()r n successful natural resource rnanagemcnt; it aleo cncouruges rural development and food sccu rit y by pcrsonali/i n ~ I and tor in tensl l'icd and p tanned u sc. Based 1111 1hi,, principle ;\1'RS has launched a land administrauon system aticr the r.uification or the lnnd administratio11 and use policy "' well <>S proctanuuions to strengthen its iusututional <UI up, 1'11c aim of thi:. s111d) is to review and outline the l~nd administrution sy>t1:m·~ role in ~on,crvi11g 11r1ttw<il resource, reducing dispute, gcner:tling revenue and crcnriug incentives In 10% term i11vc!.lrncnl vn lnnd to cncovruge the enhunccmcnt or the soclo-ccouo nic growth ol' Amharn National l<cgionnl Srarc. I hrcc kcbdc• arc selected wrlh judgment sampling ror the study, The number or 1r11·gcL populuticn in the study is 50 in each kcbclc Willi 11 ttlltd of 150 household respondents. 'I he formers' opinion nbout the existing land .enure system revealed tha1 the main concern ls the lncrcusc in land tenure security emanated from perpetual use right It has shown I hut they arc s~1islicd with the la11(I administration system: rneasuremenr, registration and ccrtificarion 111' their posscseicn rights ·n~inly with the modern cadastral ~ui veyiug 111~till>d uud thcrehy ~11arn111ccin;?. for long-term use. The study has revealed th:il the land ndministrntivn system irrp'cmcrucd i1: 111~ region has a social and ec1111M11ical equity ~11\I coutributions tu the rcglonul peopte and h: the regior. at large, Yet the land administration is mil performing spcciullj financial and economical contrib.rtions with respect tu l.iml market libcrulizution and l~nd nlor1guging. 111 order I(> further strengthen the system and its contnbutions lo development endeavor the tullowing recommendations shall be given concern. Dcctsions about land policies strategies <111d measures on land should base on the choice and judgment of the farmers themselves. Lcgistatlons, directives :111J forms for the implementerton of land admmisrrauon components should be developed and implemented. The opportunity tu introduce a speedier and cheaper land surveying system ha' to be investigated and implcmerued. The establishment of a comnrehensivc automated and unified laud information system as well as integrating the regional land information under one uni ll~d system with the major stakeholders has lo get urtcntion. In order to assure the sustainability of the system sci l-financing of the land adnrnistraricn system should be studied and started gradually. The land tax system should be relined. Legal bases to develop land valuation system should also gel considerations. The awareness creation to ihc stakeholders and the general public ough'l to be reinforced.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	LAND	en_US
dc.title	An Assessment of the Role of Land Administration in the Socio-Economic Development of South-\Nest Amahara Region	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US