Decentralised Rural Land Administration in Ethiopia

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.