Farm land Inheritance Conflict and its socio-economic consequence in Estie  Woreda in South Gonder.

Moges, Tesfaye

dc.contributor.author	Moges, Tesfaye
dc.date.accessioned	2019-10-17T08:12:36Z
dc.date.available	2019-10-17T08:12:36Z
dc.date.issued	2019-10-17
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9943
dc.description.abstract	Inheritance in rural families is examined to understand the complex process in the intergenerational transfer of titled agricultural assets as well as non-titled farmland. The focus of this thesis is investigating the farmland inheritance conflict and its socioeconomic effects on the farm households in the study area community. Descriptive-case study qualitative approach was employed in studying the problem. Sampling technique was used to select 24 respondents for the study. For the purpose of deep investigation of the issue in-depth interview, FGDs and document analysis were used as data collection instruments. In-depth interview was held with elder farmers, accused and accuser, Woreda court judge, Woreda EPLAUD expert, and FGDs was done with three Kebele EPLAUD committee. The document analysis includes court charges and other kebele documents. The finding of the study indicated that the intensity of farmland inheritance conflict was very high, and farmland charges increase every year from 2016 up to the present. The factors that causes for farmland-related inheritance conflict are wills, changes of declaration on land, Lack of awareness among family members, Institutional weakness, unequal farmland inheritance distribution, land sacristy, insecurity tenure system,, corruption, and environmental condition. Farmland inheritance conflict affected the lives of the people in that woreda socially and economically. There are different social effects. These are chains of revenge between close family relatives due to land conflict. Burial ceremony, weeding, market place and meeting are a dangerous place where everyone fears for death by revenge seekers. Besides, Mahiber, Ekubi, Idir, Kire, Debo, Sodeka, Zikir and other social institutions are continuously threatened by conflict. Economically, the farmers spent their money to charge their opponents on court and pay a lot of money for bribery, attorney, transport, food. To get money for such purpose they sold their ox, cow, horse Donkey sheep, Goat or grains that they have to feed their children, and they also borrowed money from ACSI. To minimize the contributing factors of Farmland inheritance conflict, the woreda and kebele agricultural and land use administration in collaboration with woreda court, and the community at large should work together in order to minimize the conflict in the woreda and To improve the decision process the woreda court should introduce new technology system like networking and data base.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	of Political Science	en_US
dc.title	Farm land Inheritance Conflict and its socio-economic consequence in Estie Woreda in South Gonder.	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US