Kahsay, Tesfu
(2011)
The Effect of Land Tenure Systems on Soil
Conservation Practices in Northern Ethiopia
- A Case Study of Habru District in Amhara
National Regional State (ANRS), Ethiopia.
Research and Perspectives on Development Practice, 13.
ISSN 2009-6976
Abstract
This paper is a summary of a thesis submitted to th
e Kimmage
Development Studies Centre, Dublin in partial fulil
ment of the
requirement for the degree of MA in Development Stu
dies. The paper
examines the effect of land tenure systems on soil
conservation
practices as it is an important factor in shaping t
he socio-economic
structure of the Ethiopian rural sector. This resea
rch was mainly a
qualitative case study exercise, which used a range
of data collection
methods, semi-structured household interviews, focu
s group
discussions, key informant interviews and secondary
data reviews.
The indings of the research showed that all respond
ents are aware of
the problems of land degradation and as a result un
dertake different
types of soil and water conservation practices to m
itigate the problem.
The research also revealed that secure land tenure
rights, be it before
land registration or afterwards, is not a prerequis
ite to farm households’
decisions to adopt soil conservation practices. Mor
eover, the analysis
revealed that factors like labour availability, fre
quency of rural extension
visits, non-farm income generating activities and h
ousehold education
have a positive linkage in determining farm househo
lds’ decisions to
invest in soil.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Additional Information: |
Research and
Perspectives on Development Practice Series Paper No. 13 |
| Keywords: |
Land Tenure Systems; Soil
Conservation Practices; Ethiopia; Habru District; Amhara
National Regional State; ANRS; Kimmage Development Studies Centre; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > International Development |
| Item ID: |
9951 |
| Depositing User: |
IR Editor
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| Date Deposited: |
18 Sep 2018 16:21 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Research and Perspectives on Development Practice |
| Publisher: |
Kimmage Development Studies Centre |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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