Resource management: Fragmentation of land ownership and its impact on sustainability of agriculture

The inevitable implications of fragmenting farmland ownership are (i) uneconomic land sizes and farm operations, (ii) greater tendency to convert the farmland to other uses (and hence, the subsequent decline of food production capabilities of the country as a whole) and (iii) under-investment in the...

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Main Authors:	Khalid, Haniza, Yusuf, Muhammad Dayyan
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	HC94 By region or country HD101 Land use
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/27046/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/27046/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/27046/1/UMTAS2012_Paper.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/27046/4/Dr_Haniza.pdf

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spelling	iium-270462013-11-18T02:22:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/27046/ Resource management: Fragmentation of land ownership and its impact on sustainability of agriculture Khalid, Haniza Yusuf, Muhammad Dayyan HC94 By region or country HD101 Land use The inevitable implications of fragmenting farmland ownership are (i) uneconomic land sizes and farm operations, (ii) greater tendency to convert the farmland to other uses (and hence, the subsequent decline of food production capabilities of the country as a whole) and (iii) under-investment in the land as co-owners disagree on how land should be utilized. Fragmentation of ownership occurs in two ways, one is through the practice of distributing a deceased’s assets based on the literal application of the Fara’id calculations. Another is through formal and informal credit arrangements using land as a form of collateral. The implications of land fragmentation go against the government efforts to revitalize agriculture for trade and food security objectives. This paper evaluates land fragmentation problem in Malaysia and suggests policy-improvement measures that can be adopted by the present land resource management authorities. 2012-07-09 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/27046/1/UMTAS2012_Paper.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/27046/4/Dr_Haniza.pdf Khalid, Haniza and Yusuf, Muhammad Dayyan (2012) Resource management: Fragmentation of land ownership and its impact on sustainability of agriculture. In: 11th International Annual Symposium on Sustainability Science and Management (UMTAS 2012), 9 - 11 July 2012, Kuala Trengganu, Malaysia. http://fullpaperumtas2012.umt.edu.my/files/2012/07/PM13-ORAL-PP780-791.pdf
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description	The inevitable implications of fragmenting farmland ownership are (i) uneconomic land sizes and farm operations, (ii) greater tendency to convert the farmland to other uses (and hence, the subsequent decline of food production capabilities of the country as a whole) and (iii) under-investment in the land as co-owners disagree on how land should be utilized. Fragmentation of ownership occurs in two ways, one is through the practice of distributing a deceased’s assets based on the literal application of the Fara’id calculations. Another is through formal and informal credit arrangements using land as a form of collateral. The implications of land fragmentation go against the government efforts to revitalize agriculture for trade and food security objectives. This paper evaluates land fragmentation problem in Malaysia and suggests policy-improvement measures that can be adopted by the present land resource management authorities.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Khalid, Haniza Yusuf, Muhammad Dayyan
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title	Resource management: Fragmentation of land ownership and its impact on sustainability of agriculture
title_short	Resource management: Fragmentation of land ownership and its impact on sustainability of agriculture
title_full	Resource management: Fragmentation of land ownership and its impact on sustainability of agriculture
title_fullStr	Resource management: Fragmentation of land ownership and its impact on sustainability of agriculture
title_full_unstemmed	Resource management: Fragmentation of land ownership and its impact on sustainability of agriculture
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Resource management: Fragmentation of land ownership and its impact on sustainability of agriculture

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