Large-scale Rural Land Certification and Administration in Ethiopia – the Challenges of a Decentralised Approach
Land Investment For Transformation (LIFT) Outcome: Increase in land tenure security and a reduction in the constraints to accessing markets for rural communities will lead to: Increased investment and thus incomes through the use of the land, Improvement in gender equality and social capital, Semi-autonomous land institutions for delivery of land administration services.
Outputs of LIFT Deliver 14 million second level land certificates (SLLC), Improve rural land administration (RLAS) in 140 woreda offices, Support the development of the rural land sector to enhance productivity and investment on the land (M4P approach). .
Overview of LIFT Project Operational in 4 regional states, 140 woredas (collection of villages and towns), Rural land only, 2015- 2020, UKaid, Implemented on behalf of the GoE, £40 Million - increasing £3.26 per certificate, Increase tenure security of 6.1 million households.
Overview of LIFT Project Progress of activities – SLLC Demarcation 3,997,466 DE 3,717,985 (93%) DG 3,788,993 (94%) App. 3,178,165 85% Distributed 2,775,662 Distributed 2,133,112
Progress to date - highlights Received an A in January 2017 Annual Review 3.8 million parcels demarcated 2 million certificates issued 19 land administration offices operational 75 land rental services providers 29 financial institution branches offering new products
Challenges – Programme Governance Regional Differences Attitudinal issues Political will Leadership turnover
Challenges – Logistics and HR Procurement Centralised Vs Localised Operations Human Resources – managing a huge workforce Unexpected Challenge – State of Emergency
Challenges – Field Implementation SLLC Implementation Guidance Notes (SIGNS) SLLC Manual Telephone or face-to-face instruction Implementation Monitoring Feedback Spot Checks
Next Steps Focus on programme outcome Focus on sustainability of Rural Land Administration System
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