Towards Responsible Consolidation of Customary Lands: A Research Synthesis

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  • Kwabena Asiama
  • Rohan Bennett
  • Jaap Zevenbergen

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  • Swinburne University of Technology
  • University of Twente
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Original languageEnglish
Article number161
JournalLand
Volume8
Issue number11
Early online date29 Oct 2019
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2019

Abstract

The use of land consolidation on customary lands has been limited, though land fragmentation persists. Land fragmentation on customary lands has two main causes-the nature of the customary land tenure system, and the somewhat linked agricultural system. Since attempts to increase food productivity on customary lands have involved fertilisation and mechanisation on the small and scattered farmlands, these approaches have fallen short of increasing food productivity. A study to develop a responsible approach to land consolidation on customary lands using a design research approach is undertaken and reported here. Based on a comparative study, it is found that three factors inhibit the development of a responsible land consolidation approach on customary lands-the coverage of a land administration system, a land valuation approach, and a land reallocation approach the fits the customary land tenure system. To fill these gaps, firstly, this study developed the participatory land administration that brought together traditional land administration approaches with emerging bottom-up approaches, as well as technological advances that drive these approaches together with the growing societal needs. Secondly, a valuation approach was developed to enable the comparison of the farmlands in rural areas that are without land markets. Finally, a land reallocation approach was developed based on the political, economic and social, as well as technical and legal characteristics of rural customary farmlands. This study concludes that though the land consolidation strategy developed is significantly able to reduce land fragmentation, both physical and land tenure, the local customs are an obstruction to the technical processes to achieve the best form of farmland structures.

Keywords

    Food productivity, Land administration, Land consolidation, Land reallocation, Land tenure, Land valuation

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Sustainable Development Goals

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Towards Responsible Consolidation of Customary Lands: A Research Synthesis. / Asiama, Kwabena; Bennett, Rohan; Zevenbergen, Jaap.
In: Land, Vol. 8, No. 11, 161, 11.2019.

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Asiama K, Bennett R, Zevenbergen J. Towards Responsible Consolidation of Customary Lands: A Research Synthesis. Land. 2019 Nov;8(11):161. Epub 2019 Oct 29. doi: 10.3390/land8110161, 10.15488/9366
Asiama, Kwabena ; Bennett, Rohan ; Zevenbergen, Jaap. / Towards Responsible Consolidation of Customary Lands: A Research Synthesis. In: Land. 2019 ; Vol. 8, No. 11.
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