Logo Lanfrica
  • Accueil
  • Atlas
  • Analyses
  • Documentation
  • Sign in

© 2026 Lanfrica. Tous droits réservés. Tous les droits d'auteur des ressources affichées sur le site Web Lanfrica appartiennent aux détenteurs de droits d'auteur d'origine, sauf indication contraire explicite.

Efficiency Impact of the Communal Land Distribution Program in Northern Ethiopia

Domaine:

agricultureenvironment and energy
Créateur:
ShuMelKoi
Éditeur:
MDP
Hôte:
A rapid increase in population in sub-Saharan Africa has caused a decrease in farm size, an increase in the number of landless farmers, and soil erosion in communal forests due to increasing utilization. Ethiopia has addressed this problem by introducing an epoch-making privatization policy for the allocation of communal land to landless farmers. This policy promotes the economic utilization of the communal land while protecting natural resources. Hitherto, few studies have evaluated the impact of the policy. We evaluate the effect of the communal land distribution policy for tree-planting using technical efficiency of farm production by estimating a stochastic production function model in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. We compare the technical efficiencies of farm production between both participating and nonparticipating farms in the program using a quasi-experimental method. The results reveal the improvement of technical efficiency through communal land distribution. Therefore, program activities could increase farm incomes while maintaining land conservation. Thus, the allocation of communal land promotes sustainable land utilization in the mountainous areas of sub-Saharan Africa.

Visit

doi.org

Languages

KunamaTigrigna

Licenses

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Similaires

Role of Social Norms in Natural Resource Management: The Case of the Communal Land Distribution Program in Northern EthiopiaCommunal land conservation in northern Ethiopia: The relationship between urban area access and individual and social normsFighting Dog-Mediated Rabies in Namibia—Implementation of a Rabies Elimination Program in the Northern Communal AreasThe impact of colonial and contemporary land policies on climate change adaptation in Zimbabwe’s communal areasThe Mismeasurement of Cattle Ownership In Namibia's Northern Communal AreasThe Watershed Communal Land Management and Livelihood of Rural Households in Kilte Awlaelo Woreda, Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Role of Social Norms in Natural Resource Management: The Case of the Communal Land Distribution Program in Northern Ethiopia

The increasing population pressure in the rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa has caused land degradat

Communal land conservation in northern Ethiopia: The relationship between urban area access and individual and social norms

Abstract SubSaharan Africa has experienced rapid market economy development in urban areas and in t

Fighting Dog-Mediated Rabies in Namibia—Implementation of a Rabies Elimination Program in the Northern Communal Areas

The major part of the global burden of dog-mediated rabies falls on Africa and Asia, where still an

The impact of colonial and contemporary land policies on climate change adaptation in Zimbabwe’s communal areas

The main aim of this article was to examine the impact of colonial and contemporary development poli

The Mismeasurement of Cattle Ownership In Namibia's Northern Communal Areas

Abstract The standard approach to measuring livestock ownership in pastoralist c

The Watershed Communal Land Management and Livelihood of Rural Households in Kilte Awlaelo Woreda, Tigray Region, Ethiopia

While the degradation of natural resources has a substantial impact on the livelihood of farmers in