Impacts of land redistribution on land management and productivity in the Ethiopian highlands

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dc.creatorBenin, Samuel
dc.creatorPender, John L.
dc.date2001-11
dc.date2013-07-03T05:25:57Z
dc.date2013-07-03T05:25:57Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:53:06Z
dc.descriptionThe 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.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/33031
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/136068
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceBenin, 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
dc.subjectland policies
dc.subjectland management
dc.subjectland productivity
dc.subjecthighlands
dc.subjectland improvement
dc.subjectcereals
dc.subjectyields
dc.subjecteconometrics
dc.subjectethiopia
dc.subjectland degradation
dc.subjectcredit
dc.titleImpacts of land redistribution on land management and productivity in the Ethiopian highlands
dc.typeJournal Article

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