Evolution of land tenure institutions and development of agroforestry: evidence from customary land areas of Sumatra
It is widely believed that land tenure insecurity under a customary tenure system leads to a socially inefficient resource allocation. This article demonstrates that the practice of granting secure individual ownership to tree planters spurs earlier tree planting, which is inefficient from the priva...
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| author | Otsuka, Keijiro Suyanto, S. Sonobe, Tetsushi Tomich, Thomas P. |
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| description | It is widely believed that land tenure insecurity under a customary tenure system leads to a socially inefficient resource allocation. This article demonstrates that the practice of granting secure individual ownership to tree planters spurs earlier tree planting, which is inefficient from the private point of view but could be efficient from the viewpoint of the global environment. Regression analysis, based on primary data collected in Sumatra, indicates that an expected increase in tenure security in fact led to early tree planting. It is also found that customary land tenure institutions have been evolving towards greater tenure security responding to increasing scarcity of land. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1558362025-04-17T09:29:37Z Evolution of land tenure institutions and development of agroforestry: evidence from customary land areas of Sumatra Otsuka, Keijiro Suyanto, S. Sonobe, Tetsushi Tomich, Thomas P. land tenure developing countries property rights trees agroforestry It is widely believed that land tenure insecurity under a customary tenure system leads to a socially inefficient resource allocation. This article demonstrates that the practice of granting secure individual ownership to tree planters spurs earlier tree planting, which is inefficient from the private point of view but could be efficient from the viewpoint of the global environment. Regression analysis, based on primary data collected in Sumatra, indicates that an expected increase in tenure security in fact led to early tree planting. It is also found that customary land tenure institutions have been evolving towards greater tenure security responding to increasing scarcity of land. 2001-06 2024-10-24T12:42:39Z 2024-10-24T12:42:39Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155836 en Limited Access Elsevier Otsuka, Keijiro; Suyanto, S.; Sonobe, Tetsushi; Tomich, Thomas P. 2001. Evolution of land tenure institutions and development of agroforestry: evidence from customary land areas of Sumatra. Agricultural Economics 25(1): 85-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-5150(00)00098-0 |
| spellingShingle | land tenure developing countries property rights trees agroforestry Otsuka, Keijiro Suyanto, S. Sonobe, Tetsushi Tomich, Thomas P. Evolution of land tenure institutions and development of agroforestry: evidence from customary land areas of Sumatra |
| title | Evolution of land tenure institutions and development of agroforestry: evidence from customary land areas of Sumatra |
| title_full | Evolution of land tenure institutions and development of agroforestry: evidence from customary land areas of Sumatra |
| title_fullStr | Evolution of land tenure institutions and development of agroforestry: evidence from customary land areas of Sumatra |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evolution of land tenure institutions and development of agroforestry: evidence from customary land areas of Sumatra |
| title_short | Evolution of land tenure institutions and development of agroforestry: evidence from customary land areas of Sumatra |
| title_sort | evolution of land tenure institutions and development of agroforestry evidence from customary land areas of sumatra |
| topic | land tenure developing countries property rights trees agroforestry |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155836 |
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