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Investigating the possibilities for a Public-Private-Partnership led land inventory self- financed by coffee farmers in Mityana District, Uganda Introduction •83% of global population of 8.5 billion will be living in developing countries by 2025 (United Nations, 1992, p. 125) •Agricultural production needs to increase by 70% by 2050 in order to feed the world (GPFI, 2011, p. 6) •Three-quarters of the world’s poor live in the rural areas of developing countries and 80 % depend on agriculture (GPFI, 2011, p. 6; Hill, 2006, p. 1; GDPRD, 2008, p. 2) •Rural poverty rates are more than double to those in urban areas GDPRD (2008, p. 2) •Approximately 60% derive their livelihood and income from farming, livestock production and related activities (African Union, 2009, p. 21) •60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land in Africa •Over 80% of Uganda’s population employed under the agricultural sector, contributing 85 % of export earnings (CIA, 2011; Bosworth, 2003, p. 234) Purpose of the study The possible role of Public-Private- Partnerships (PPPs) in land information recordation was the major focus of the study. The study aim was to investigate whether and how an all- encompassing land information recordation could support decision making processes leading to the subsequent granting of agricultural credit for farming in-puts to coffee farmers in Kakindu sub-county, Mityana District, Uganda. Overall Objective •To establish whether a PPP–led, self- financed, up-to-date and comprehensive land inventory could contribute to improved agricultural productivity in Mityana District. Specific Objectives 1. To establish whether a self- financed, up-to-date and comprehensive land inventory supports availability and affordability of alternative agricultural credit for individual coffee farmers in Mityana. 2. To determine whether self-financed, up-to-date and comprehensive land inventory data can be used to support formal recognition of land holding rights in Mityana. 3. To find out whether PPP arrangements can be harnessed to set up a self-financed, up-to-date and comprehensive land inventory in Mityana. 4. To recommend solutions regarding self-financed, up-to-date and comprehensive land inventorisation. Hypothesis (H 1 ) The utilization of PPPs to undertake self-financed, up-to-date and comprehensive land inventories contributes to improvements in agricultural productivity. a) Systematic and comprehensive inventory approach to intermediate land rights, restrictions and responsibilities recordation. b) Self-financed inventorisation without state financing. c) Community representative extension workers for a systematic inventory d) Fool-proof digital form that is easy to fill. e) Subsequent leases and sales from rightful landlords or their heirs. f) Bottom-Up Approach flexible enough to capture detail unique to any given locality. g) Geo-referencing and not digitizing existing land records. h) PPP to enable provision of data for the necessary decision making regarding award of occupation certificates, titles, dispute resolution et cetera. i) PPP to enable provision of data for assessing farmers’ credit worthiness. j) Capacity building for State agencies and financial institutions. k) Inventorised data to enable establishment of whether or not, where there exists unclaimed or vacant land. l) Community level discussion of land issues including land values, land tax, access roads, fragile ecosystems, preferred tenure type(s). m) Emergence of a registration culture. Master‘s Thesis by DANIEL KIRUMIRA KIBUUKA (Uganda) BULERA MAANYI BUSIMBI SSEKANYONYI KIKANDWA KAKINDU MALANGALA BUTAYUNJA MITYANA TC Population Density Persons per Sq Km KM 0 6 12 118 - 123 124 - 156 157 - 175 176 - 207 208 - 1778 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 No of farmers Size of parcels in hectares 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 1 2 3 4 5 No of Farmers No of Parcels held 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Ownership since Period of building construction Problem statement •Growth of Uganda’s agricultural sector in is below the National Development Plan annual growth target of 5.6% (The Republic of Uganda, 2010, p. 78) •7.5m people still live in absolute poverty (DFID, 2011) •Only 18% have registered titles or certificates of ownership (Ahene, 2009, p. 3) •Land records are manually managed and in very poor state (Ahene, 2009, p. 3) •Agricultural finance is inaccessible to rural inhabitants Methodology •Kakindu Coffee farmers •Topcon positioning equipment, Cartogoo software, Google Earth •MsExcel •ArcGIS •Workshop and focus group discussion Conceptual Framework Field findings and Analyses •Geo-coordinates of identified markstones in the field •Overlay of field spatial data onto geo-referenced existing cadastre sheet •Period of parcel acquisition and building construction •Number of parcels held •Acreage of parcels held •Basic partners for a self-financed land inventorisation •Uganda Land Inventorisation flow chart and next steps Recommendations and Conclusions Recommendations are made based upon analysis of field findings, workshop and focus group outputs as well as SWOT, STEEPLED and STAKEHOLDERS analyses of the Mityana District Land sector as follows: i. To establish whether or not various financial institutions would utilise the land inventory data. ii. To establish whether or not farmers without a specific agricultural produce focus or those that are not part of any association would utilise inventory documentation to access agricultural credit and negotiate lease or sales agreements. iii. To establish whether rural inhabitants would adopt a registration culture. iv. To find out whether or not the land inventory methodology can be replicated elsewhere. v. To establish whether the state agencies would use the land inventory data for varied land management activities. vi. To establish the compatibility of inventory data with data gathered using other land recordation methods. vii. To find out the time required to establish a fully functional land inventory system. ‘Ensuring the rural poor have the necessary tools to build better lives for themselves and their children is a crucial step towards halving the proportion of people living in extreme poverty by 2015’ (United Nations, 2008, p. 15). Source: Author (2012) Source: Author (2012) Source: Author (2012) Source: Author (2012) Source: Author (2012) Source: Author (2012) Source: Author (2012) Source: Author (2012) Source: Author (2012) Source: Mityana District (2008, p.5) Recommendations on land inventorisation Suggestions for further research
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Investigating the possibilities for a Public-Private-Partnership led land inventory self-financed by coffee farmers in Mityana District, Uganda
Introduction
•83% of global population of 8.5 billion will be living in developing countries by
2025 (United Nations, 1992, p. 125)
•Agricultural production needs to increase by 70% by 2050 in order to feed the
world (GPFI, 2011, p. 6)
•Three-quarters of the world’s poor live in the rural areas of developing countries
and 80 % depend on agriculture (GPFI, 2011, p. 6; Hill, 2006, p. 1; GDPRD,
2008, p. 2)
•Rural poverty rates are more than double to those in urban areas GDPRD
(2008, p. 2)
•Approximately 60% derive their livelihood and income from farming, livestock
production and related activities (African Union, 2009, p. 21)
•60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land in Africa
•Over 80% of Uganda’s population employed under the agricultural sector,
contributing 85 % of export earnings (CIA, 2011; Bosworth, 2003, p. 234)
Purpose of the study
The possible role of Public-Private-
Partnerships (PPPs) in land
information recordation was the major
focus of the study. The study aim was
to investigate whether and how an all-
encompassing land information
recordation could support decision
making processes leading to the
subsequent granting of agricultural
credit for farming in-puts to coffee
farmers in Kakindu sub-county,
Mityana District, Uganda.
Overall Objective
•To establish whether a PPP–led, self-
financed, up-to-date and
comprehensive land inventory could
contribute to improved agricultural
productivity in Mityana District.
Specific Objectives
1. To establish whether a self-
financed, up-to-date and
comprehensive land inventory
supports availability and affordability
of alternative agricultural credit for
individual coffee farmers in Mityana.
2. To determine whether self-financed,
up-to-date and comprehensive land
inventory data can be used to
support formal recognition of land
holding rights in Mityana.
3. To find out whether PPP
arrangements can be harnessed to
set up a self-financed, up-to-date
and comprehensive land inventory
in Mityana.
4. To recommend solutions regarding
self-financed, up-to-date and
comprehensive land inventorisation.
Hypothesis (H1)
The utilization of PPPs to undertake
self-financed, up-to-date and
comprehensive land inventories
contributes to improvements in
agricultural productivity.
a) Systematic and comprehensive
inventory approach to intermediate
land rights, restrictions and
responsibilities recordation.
b) Self-financed inventorisation without
state financing.
c) Community representative extension
workers for a systematic inventory
d) Fool-proof digital form that is easy to
fill.
e) Subsequent leases and sales from
rightful landlords or their heirs.
f) Bottom-Up Approach flexible enough
to capture detail unique to any given
locality.
g) Geo-referencing and not digitizing
existing land records.
h) PPP to enable provision of data for
the necessary decision making
regarding award of occupation
certificates, titles, dispute resolution
et cetera.
i) PPP to enable provision of data for
assessing farmers’ credit worthiness.
j) Capacity building for State agencies
and financial institutions.
k) Inventorised data to enable
establishment of whether or not,
where there exists unclaimed or
vacant land.
l) Community level discussion of land
issues including land values, land tax,
access roads, fragile ecosystems,
preferred tenure type(s).
m) Emergence of a registration culture.
Master‘s Thesis by DANIEL KIRUMIRA KIBUUKA (Uganda)
BULERA
MAANYI
BUSIMBI
SSEKANYONYI
KIKANDWA
KAKINDU
MALANGALA
BUTAYUNJA
MITYANA TC
Population Density
Persons per Sq Km
N
KM0 6 12
118 - 123
124 - 156
157 - 175
176 - 207
208 - 1778
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
No of farmers
Size of parcels in hectares
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
1 2 3 4 5
No of Farmers
No of Parcels held
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Ownership since
Period of buildingconstruction
Problem statement
•Growth of Uganda’s agricultural sector in is below the National Development
Plan annual growth target of 5.6% (The Republic of Uganda, 2010, p. 78)
•7.5m people still live in absolute poverty (DFID, 2011)
•Only 18% have registered titles or certificates of ownership (Ahene, 2009, p. 3)
•Land records are manually managed and in very poor state (Ahene, 2009, p. 3)
•Agricultural finance is inaccessible to rural inhabitants
Methodology
•Kakindu Coffee farmers
•Topcon positioning equipment,
Cartogoo software, Google Earth
•MsExcel
•ArcGIS
•Workshop and focus group discussion
Conceptual Framework
Field findings and Analyses
•Geo-coordinates of identified markstones in the field
•Overlay of field spatial data onto geo-referenced existing
cadastre sheet
•Period of parcel acquisition and building construction
•Number of parcels held
•Acreage of parcels held
•Basic partners for a self-financed land inventorisation
•Uganda Land Inventorisation flow chart and next steps
Recommendations and Conclusions
Recommendations are made based upon analysis of field findings, workshop and
focus group outputs as well as SWOT, STEEPLED and STAKEHOLDERS
analyses of the Mityana District Land sector as follows:
i. To establish whether or not various
financial institutions would utilise the
land inventory data.
ii. To establish whether or not farmers
without a specific agricultural produce
focus or those that are not part of any
association would utilise inventory
documentation to access agricultural
credit and negotiate lease or sales
agreements.
iii. To establish whether rural inhabitants
would adopt a registration culture.
iv. To find out whether or not the land
inventory methodology can be
replicated elsewhere.
v. To establish whether the state
agencies would use the land
inventory data for varied land
management activities.
vi. To establish the compatibility of
inventory data with data gathered
using other land recordation
methods.
vii. To find out the time required to
establish a fully functional land
inventory system.
‘Ensuring the rural poor have the
necessary tools to build better lives for
themselves and their children is a crucial
step towards halving the proportion of
people living in extreme poverty by 2015’
(United Nations, 2008, p. 15).
Source: Author (2012)
Source: Author (2012)
Source: Author (2012)
Source: Author (2012)
Source: Author (2012)
Source: Author (2012)
Source: Author (2012)
Source: Author (2012) Source: Author (2012)
Source: Mityana District (2008, p.5)
Recommendations on land inventorisation
Suggestions for further research
