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Rural Land Administration and Use Regulation (No. 66/2007).

Country/Territory
Ethiopia
Territorial subdivision
Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples' Region
Document type
Regulation
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Debub Negarit Gazeta of The Southern Nations, Nationalities And Peoples' Regional State, 24 December 2007.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Forestry, Land & soil, Water, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Agricultural development Farming Gender Community management Common property Pastoralism Youth Family farming Forest management/forest conservation Land reform Land tenure Agricultural land Ownership Land-use planning Dispute settlement Institution Soil conservation/soil improvement Erosion Smallholders/peasants Cadastre/land registration Certification Irrigation Wetlands
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Sahel
Abstract

This Regulation implements provisions of the Proclamation of The Southern Nations, Nationalities And Peoples Regional State on rural land rights and use. It applies to all types of rural land and lands used for agricultural purposes in urban territory. The Regulation provides, among other things, for rural land measurement, registration and certification, transfer, duration and re-allocation of land use right, obligation of rural land users in respect of proper use and protection of land, minimum rural land holding size, encouragement of land consolidation, land use planning and sustainable use of land (also affecting wetlands and sloping land), dispute resolution, transfer of land rural land use right, community management, irrigation, and responsibilities of the Regional Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Implements

Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional state Rural Land Administration and Utilization Proclamation (No. 110/2007).

Legislation | Ethiopia | 2007

Keyword: Agricultural development, Farming, Community management, Gender, Pastoralism, Youth, Family farming, Basic legislation, Land reform, Land tenure, Agricultural land, Ownership, Land-use planning, Dispute settlement, Institution, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Erosion, Smallholders/peasants, Cadastre/land registration, Certification, Range, Grazing, Freshwater resources management, Irrigation, Sustainable development, Water rights, Wetlands

Source: FAO, FAOLEX