Implementing Low-Cost Rural Land Certification : The Case of Ethiopia
This report is about implementing low-cost rural land certification. Prior to 1975, Ethiopia's land tenure system was complex and semi-feudal. Tenure was highly insecure, arbitrary evictions were common, and many lands underutilized. High ineq...
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okr-10986-95282021-04-23T14:02:45Z Implementing Low-Cost Rural Land Certification : The Case of Ethiopia Deininger, Klaus ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACTION PLAN AGRICULTURE CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATES COMMON PROPERTY COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES COMPENSATION ELECTRICITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GPS INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND LAW LAND OWNERS LAND OWNERSHIP LAND POLICY LAND REDISTRIBUTION LAND REGISTRATION LAND RENTAL LAND RIGHTS LAND TENURE LAND TENURE LEGISLATION LAND TRANSFERS LAND USE LAND USE PLANNING LAND USERS LANDS PARTNERSHIP PHOTO PHOTOS PRIVATE LAND PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTOCOLS REGISTRIES REGISTRY RELIABILITY RESULTS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOIL SOIL DEGRADATION SOIL EROSION SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUPERVISION TIME PERIOD TIME PERIODS TRADITIONAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTION USERS This report is about implementing low-cost rural land certification. Prior to 1975, Ethiopia's land tenure system was complex and semi-feudal. Tenure was highly insecure, arbitrary evictions were common, and many lands underutilized. High inequality of land ownership reduced productivity and investment, leading to political grievances and eventually the overthrow of the imperial regime in 1975. The Marxist government that took power transferred ownership of all rural land to the state, leading to declines in productivity and soil degradation. A 1997 federal proclamation (law) devolved responsibility for land policy to the regions. Although this has led to considerable inter-regional diversity, a number of common issues emerge, namely (i) administrative land redistribution is not an empty threat; (ii) while land rental is now allowed, the fact that in most regions the amount that can be rented is limited and that land rights are contingent on physical residence in the village could undercut efforts at non-agricultural development and migration from rural areas; and (iii) mortgaging and sale of land are universally prohibited 2012-08-13T08:52:32Z 2012-08-13T08:52:32Z 2008-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9033735/implementing-low-cost-rural-land-certification-case-ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9528 English Agricultural and Rural Development Notes; No. 34 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research |
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACTION PLAN AGRICULTURE CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATES COMMON PROPERTY COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES COMPENSATION ELECTRICITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GPS INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND LAW LAND OWNERS LAND OWNERSHIP LAND POLICY LAND REDISTRIBUTION LAND REGISTRATION LAND RENTAL LAND RIGHTS LAND TENURE LAND TENURE LEGISLATION LAND TRANSFERS LAND USE LAND USE PLANNING LAND USERS LANDS PARTNERSHIP PHOTO PHOTOS PRIVATE LAND PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTOCOLS REGISTRIES REGISTRY RELIABILITY RESULTS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOIL SOIL DEGRADATION SOIL EROSION SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUPERVISION TIME PERIOD TIME PERIODS TRADITIONAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTION USERS |
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACTION PLAN AGRICULTURE CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATES COMMON PROPERTY COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES COMPENSATION ELECTRICITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GPS INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND LAW LAND OWNERS LAND OWNERSHIP LAND POLICY LAND REDISTRIBUTION LAND REGISTRATION LAND RENTAL LAND RIGHTS LAND TENURE LAND TENURE LEGISLATION LAND TRANSFERS LAND USE LAND USE PLANNING LAND USERS LANDS PARTNERSHIP PHOTO PHOTOS PRIVATE LAND PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTOCOLS REGISTRIES REGISTRY RELIABILITY RESULTS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOIL SOIL DEGRADATION SOIL EROSION SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUPERVISION TIME PERIOD TIME PERIODS TRADITIONAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTION USERS Deininger, Klaus Implementing Low-Cost Rural Land Certification : The Case of Ethiopia |
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This report is about implementing
low-cost rural land certification. Prior to 1975,
Ethiopia's land tenure system was complex and
semi-feudal. Tenure was highly insecure, arbitrary evictions
were common, and many lands underutilized. High inequality
of land ownership reduced productivity and investment,
leading to political grievances and eventually the overthrow
of the imperial regime in 1975. The Marxist government that
took power transferred ownership of all rural land to the
state, leading to declines in productivity and soil
degradation. A 1997 federal proclamation (law) devolved
responsibility for land policy to the regions. Although this
has led to considerable inter-regional diversity, a number
of common issues emerge, namely (i) administrative land
redistribution is not an empty threat; (ii) while land
rental is now allowed, the fact that in most regions the
amount that can be rented is limited and that land rights
are contingent on physical residence in the village could
undercut efforts at non-agricultural development and
migration from rural areas; and (iii) mortgaging and sale of
land are universally prohibited |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Deininger, Klaus |
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Deininger, Klaus |
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Deininger, Klaus |
| title |
Implementing Low-Cost Rural Land Certification : The Case of Ethiopia |
| title_short |
Implementing Low-Cost Rural Land Certification : The Case of Ethiopia |
| title_full |
Implementing Low-Cost Rural Land Certification : The Case of Ethiopia |
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Implementing Low-Cost Rural Land Certification : The Case of Ethiopia |
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Implementing Low-Cost Rural Land Certification : The Case of Ethiopia |
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implementing low-cost rural land certification : the case of ethiopia |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9033735/implementing-low-cost-rural-land-certification-case-ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9528 |
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