Productivity effects of land tenure systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
This article uses household survey data from Ghana, Kenya, and Rwanda to test if the indigenous land rights systems in sub‐Saharan Africa are a constraint on agricultural productivity. Rights which farmers hold over individual parcels of land vary widely, and are in many cases surprisingly privatize...
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| author | Place, Frank Hazell, Peter B. R. |
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| description | This article uses household survey data from Ghana, Kenya, and Rwanda to test if the indigenous land rights systems in sub‐Saharan Africa are a constraint on agricultural productivity. Rights which farmers hold over individual parcels of land vary widely, and are in many cases surprisingly privatized. Yet with few exceptions, land rights are not found to be a significant factor in determining investments in land improvements, use of inputs, access to credit, or the productivity of land. These results cast doubt on the need for ambitious land registration and titling programs at this time. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1707302025-03-21T20:44:04Z Productivity effects of land tenure systems in Sub-Saharan Africa Place, Frank Hazell, Peter B. R. land tenure This article uses household survey data from Ghana, Kenya, and Rwanda to test if the indigenous land rights systems in sub‐Saharan Africa are a constraint on agricultural productivity. Rights which farmers hold over individual parcels of land vary widely, and are in many cases surprisingly privatized. Yet with few exceptions, land rights are not found to be a significant factor in determining investments in land improvements, use of inputs, access to credit, or the productivity of land. These results cast doubt on the need for ambitious land registration and titling programs at this time. 1993-02 2025-01-29T12:57:15Z 2025-01-29T12:57:15Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170730 en Limited Access Wiley Place, Frank; Hazell, Peter B. R. 1993. Productivity effects of land tenure systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Agricultural Economics 75(1): 10-19. https://doi.org/10.2307/1242949 |
| spellingShingle | land tenure Place, Frank Hazell, Peter B. R. Productivity effects of land tenure systems in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title | Productivity effects of land tenure systems in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full | Productivity effects of land tenure systems in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_fullStr | Productivity effects of land tenure systems in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Productivity effects of land tenure systems in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_short | Productivity effects of land tenure systems in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_sort | productivity effects of land tenure systems in sub saharan africa |
| topic | land tenure |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170730 |
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