{"title":"Access to Rural Land Rights in the Post-1991 Ethiopia: Unconstitutional Policy Shift","authors":"Brightman Gebremichael Ganta","doi":"10.1177/2321024918808111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2321024918808111","url":null,"abstract":"In an agrarian society, like Ethiopia, where lion share of the population relies on land rights for livelihoods and welfare, access to land is fundamental to be capable of existence as a free and dignified human being. Otherwise, it can also be used a political asset for political control and to impoverish the societal well-being. With the opinion of historical pitfalls and injustices and the tremendous holistic contribution of access to rural land rights in Ethiopia, the constitutional makers of the post-1991 Ethiopia have incorporated the egalitarian concept of ‘free access to land for all needy nationals’. However, the content analysis of the legislation framed aftermath of the 1995 FDRE Constitution reveals the introduction of a policy shift towards land regionalism and market-based land access, because, it has attached regional residency requirement, prioritised to investors and model peasants and introduced land use payment in contradiction to the constitutional rule. Hence, this author argues for the restoration of the Constitutional principle of access to land rights.","PeriodicalId":118277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Land and Rural Studies","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129927970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book Review: Sony Pellissery, Benjamin Davy and Harvey M. Jacobs (Eds.), Land Policies in India: Promises, Practices and Challenges","authors":"Sattwick Dey Biswas","doi":"10.1177/2321024918821782","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2321024918821782","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":118277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Land and Rural Studies","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130818637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book Review: Rene Trappel, China’s Agrarian Transition: Peasants, Property and Politics","authors":"P. Nayak","doi":"10.1177/2321024918773233","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2321024918773233","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":118277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Land and Rural Studies","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121120834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Involuntary Resettlement as an Opportunity for Development","authors":"A Amarender A. Reddy","doi":"10.1177/2321024918766590","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2321024918766590","url":null,"abstract":"The rebuilding of livelihoods in the involuntary resettlement is commonly based on providing compensation to those who are displaced along with the creation of employment and income opportunities to sustain their livelihoods. Unlike rural resettlement, urban resettlement is very complex as it involves providing business opportunities, urban-based employment and income. The article examined the resettlement of displaced families affected by Tehri Hydro Power Project by constructing an entirely new town ‘New Tehri Town’ (NTT) by using impoverishment risks and reconstruction (IRR) framework developed by Cernea (1997, World Development, 25(10), 1569–1587). The result shows that project-affected families (PAFs) are better off in NTT in terms of community amenities, income and employment opportunities and in terms of increase in value of houses, but traditional employment opportunities have been lost, they have to search for new jobs and livelihoods. The R&R policies in urban areas should focus on improving skill sets of the people along with increased income and employment opportunities through the development of market and business opportunities.","PeriodicalId":118277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Land and Rural Studies","volume":"132 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115223085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Determinant in Intensity of Farmers’ Participation in Contract Farming","authors":"B. Swain","doi":"10.1177/2321024918766585","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2321024918766585","url":null,"abstract":"This article examines the intensity of farmers’ participation in contract farming by estimating the allocation of land and family labour for the contract and non-contract crops. In addition, factors that influence farmers’ decision to allocate land for the contract crop was identified. The analysis of this article is based on 159 households of Telangana state. The empirical results indicated that farmer is likely to employ proportionately more family labour for contract crop compared to non-contract ones. Small farmers proportionately allocate more land and family labour for the contract crop compared to large ones. Landholding size, education and income have influenced farmers’ decision to allocate land for growing gherkin, while it is landholding size, family size and income in case of hybrid paddy seed. To increase participation of small farmers, focus should be given to improve the education level and increase the landholding size through implementation of proper land policy.","PeriodicalId":118277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Land and Rural Studies","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133956130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Implementation of the Forest Rights Act (2006) in Lakhari Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha","authors":"B. Mishra","doi":"10.1177/2321024918766587","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2321024918766587","url":null,"abstract":"This article explains the implementation process of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act (FRA) in the Lakhari Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Gajapati district of Odisha. The status of implementation of FRA shows a lower rate of coverage due to higher information gap and remoteness of the areas. Many irregularities were observed in the FRA implementation process for which both officials involved in various states of FRA implementation process and forest dwellers were responsible. The progress of the Act need to be strictly monitor by an external agency along with the use of latest technology and services of local non-governmental organisations/self-help groups for the spread of information, capacity building and control of irregularities.","PeriodicalId":118277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Land and Rural Studies","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122335751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Landholdings among Tribal Rural Households of Meghalaya and Its Impact on Credit Markets","authors":"Charlene. M. Swer, Sumarbin Umdor","doi":"10.1177/2321024918766591","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2321024918766591","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines the unique landholding arrangements among the indigenous tribal in rural Meghalaya, and its implication on borrowing behaviour of the households. Three arrangements of landholding are prevalent among the rural households of the state consisting of privately owned land, community-owned land and rented land with more than two-thirds of households having land that is privately owned. However, the majority of these households are in possession of customary land possession titles issued by traditional institutions which has limited applicability as collateral while borrowing from banks. Credit participation rate is found to be significantly associated with land ownership status and possession of ownership title on privately owned land. While banks are the main suppliers of credit due to the absence of money lenders in the study area, households have preferred to use other collateral instead of land while borrowing from banks because of the complexity of ownership rights and titling in tribal-dominated areas of Meghalaya.","PeriodicalId":118277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Land and Rural Studies","volume":"146 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124694511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mulugeta Getu Sisay, A. Zeleke, Habtamu Hailemeskel Gulte
{"title":"Institutional Paradox and Tenure Insecurity in Ethiopian Pastoral Land Administration","authors":"Mulugeta Getu Sisay, A. Zeleke, Habtamu Hailemeskel Gulte","doi":"10.1177/2321024918766589","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2321024918766589","url":null,"abstract":"Laws governing pastoral communal lands are barely developed in Ethiopia. The Federal Constitution firmly recognizes uninterrupted land use right of pastoralists including for grazing. Federal land laws, however, mention pastoralists’ issues incidentally and are far from being comprehensive frameworks. This research is the review of pillars of federal and regional land laws, examination of their implementation, synergy between state and customary land administration system, and the implication of gaps in accessing land for different programmes in Ethiopian Afar and Somali regional states. The findings revealed that in the absence of any federal laws that effectively regulate communal lands uses, regional laws were found to be precarious, feeble and far from being comprehensive. Ironically, the regional laws offered more protection to crop fields than communal (pastoral) land. It is also shown that customary and state land administration systems that operate simultaneously in the areas lack synergy and created stalemate.","PeriodicalId":118277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Land and Rural Studies","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123847432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book Review: Tamal Bandyopadhyay, ‘Bandhan: The Making of a Bank’","authors":"Amir A. A. Faizi","doi":"10.1177/2321024917742044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2321024917742044","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":118277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Land and Rural Studies","volume":"82 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124573974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Decentralised Rural Land Administration in Ethiopia","authors":"A. G. Adam, T. Birhanu","doi":"10.1177/2321024917731841","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2321024917731841","url":null,"abstract":"This study is aimed to assess the performance of the local-level rural land administration institutions established in Amhara regional state of Ethiopia. The approach employed to evaluate the performance of the grassroots-level land administration institutions is based on indicators of good governance principles. To this end, questionnaire survey, interview and focus group discussion data collection tools were used to capture important and relevant data. The findings of this study showed that the land administration system (LAS) in the Amhara region seems to be well structured and the effort to strengthen good governance in land administration at local/village is a commendable intervention. The study has indicated that most land administration and arbitration committee members seem to have motivation to deliver service; however, capacity limitations have hindered them to extend their services based on the principles of good governance. Therefore, the need to promote good governance at local land administration institutions and providing capacity building trainings to the implementers at the grassroots level is recommended to make sure that the service delivery is improved and sustained.","PeriodicalId":118277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Land and Rural Studies","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125712441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}