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| Holden, Stein T.; Yohannes, Hailu. |
| This study analyzes the determinants of land tenure insecurity and its impact on intensity of use of purchased farm inputs among households in Southern Ethiopia. Seventeen percent of the households stated that they were tenure insecure. The feeling of tenure insecurity could be caused by the land redistribution policy in Ethiopia where household size has been the main criterion used for land allocation after the land reform in 1975. This would imply that land rich households should be more tenure insecure. Alternatively, the local power structure may be strong enough to counter this and cause the land rich, who are also likely to be influential, to be able to protect their land rights. The analysis revealed that, in the overall sample, relative farm size... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Land redistribution; Tenure insecurity; Farm input intensity; Resource poverty; Southern Ethiopia.; Land Economics/Use. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50056 |
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