Title: The effects of rural land certification in securing land rights : a case of Amhara region, Ethiopia

Authors: Belay, Assefa

Place: Enschede

Publisher: [University of Twente]. International institute for geo-information science and earth observation (ITC)

Year: 2010

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: land rights, legal aspects, public services, agricultural development, environmental management, gender, ethiopia

Abstract: The impact of a government certification programme on land improvement was examined, using the case of Fagetalekoma in Amhara, Ethiopia. There were positive effects on women land rights, tree planting, terracing, and applying manure. No significant effect has been observed on farm productivity.

URL: http://www.itc.nl/library/papers_2010/msc/la/mulaw.pdf

Document type: Portal