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

Subject

Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Land & soil, Water, Wild species & ecosystems

Keyword

Agricultural development Farming Gender and natural resources Community management Common property Pastoralism Rural 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/transhumance Freshwater resources management Irrigation Sustainable development Water rights

Geographical area

Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries

Abstract

This Proclamation aims at improving management and utilization of land and land resources for agricultural purposes in the Southern Nations, Nationalities And Peoples' Regional State. It applies to all land that lies outside of municipal borders. The Proclamation defines the right to acquire, free of charge, rural land by peasants, pastoralists and semi-pastoralists engaged in agriculture and the equal rights of women with respect to land and provides for the protection of such rights. Rural you

Full text

English

References - Legislation

Implemented by

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

Legislation | Ethiopia | 2007

Keyword: Agricultural development, Farming, Gender and natural resources, Community management, Common property, Pastoralism, Rural 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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX