Impacts of land redistribution on land management and productivity in the Ethiopian highlands
The increasing problem of landlessness in Ethiopia has put pressure on regional governments to redistribute land. In 1997 and 1998, a major land redistribution was undertaken in the Amhara Region, reducing landlessness where implemented. While the impacts of such redistributions have been hotly deba...
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| author | Benin, Samuel Pender, John L. |
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| description | The increasing problem of landlessness in Ethiopia has put pressure on regional governments to redistribute land. In 1997 and 1998, a major land redistribution was undertaken in the Amhara Region, reducing landlessness where implemented. While the impacts of such redistributions have been hotly debated, little empirical evidence exists concerning the actual impacts of redistribution. We find that land redistribution in the Amhara Region has had a positive impact on land productivity, by increasing access to land for farmers who are more interested or able to use purchased inputs such as fertilizer and herbicides. Our results, however, do not show much effect of the recent land redistribution or expectations of future redistribution on land improvement and management. Thus, to the extent that investments in land improvement are necessary for conservation purposes, it appears that policy change to stop land redistributions is unlikely to have a substantial impact on reducing land degradation. Credit and extension programmes and improving land rental markets, however, present better strategies for improving land management in this region of Ethiopia. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| spelling | CGSpace330312025-09-30T18:45:12Z Impacts of land redistribution on land management and productivity in the Ethiopian highlands Benin, Samuel Pender, John L. land policies land management land productivity highlands land improvement cereals yields econometrics ethiopia land degradation credit The increasing problem of landlessness in Ethiopia has put pressure on regional governments to redistribute land. In 1997 and 1998, a major land redistribution was undertaken in the Amhara Region, reducing landlessness where implemented. While the impacts of such redistributions have been hotly debated, little empirical evidence exists concerning the actual impacts of redistribution. We find that land redistribution in the Amhara Region has had a positive impact on land productivity, by increasing access to land for farmers who are more interested or able to use purchased inputs such as fertilizer and herbicides. Our results, however, do not show much effect of the recent land redistribution or expectations of future redistribution on land improvement and management. Thus, to the extent that investments in land improvement are necessary for conservation purposes, it appears that policy change to stop land redistributions is unlikely to have a substantial impact on reducing land degradation. Credit and extension programmes and improving land rental markets, however, present better strategies for improving land management in this region of Ethiopia. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2001-11 2013-07-03T05:25:57Z 2013-07-03T05:25:57Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/33031 en Limited Access Wiley Benin, Samuel; and Pender, John L. 2001. Impacts of land redistribution on land management and productivity in the Ethiopian highlands. Land Degradation & Development;12: 555-568. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.473 |
| spellingShingle | land policies land management land productivity highlands land improvement cereals yields econometrics ethiopia land degradation credit Benin, Samuel Pender, John L. Impacts of land redistribution on land management and productivity in the Ethiopian highlands |
| title | Impacts of land redistribution on land management and productivity in the Ethiopian highlands |
| title_full | Impacts of land redistribution on land management and productivity in the Ethiopian highlands |
| title_fullStr | Impacts of land redistribution on land management and productivity in the Ethiopian highlands |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impacts of land redistribution on land management and productivity in the Ethiopian highlands |
| title_short | Impacts of land redistribution on land management and productivity in the Ethiopian highlands |
| title_sort | impacts of land redistribution on land management and productivity in the ethiopian highlands |
| topic | land policies land management land productivity highlands land improvement cereals yields econometrics ethiopia land degradation credit |
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