Characteristics of Property Units in Ethiopia, the Case of Two Pilot Projects in Amhara National Regional State

Authors

• Teshome Taffa

Keywords:

Real property, property formation, rural land administration

Abstract

The performance of agriculture, which provides livelihood for 85% of the country's population, has been poor over the last few decades. It has been realized that one of the root causes of these problems is poor and unsustainable land management practices. This calls for the current rural land administration and use laws at federal and regional levels to tackle these problems by ensuring security of use right over real properties. This paper focuses on assessing the characteristics of property units and the importance of incorporating property formation as an instrument of rural development in Ethiopia. It is found that most property units are unsuitable to their purpose. It suggests that comprehensive property formation law and clearly stated cadastral procedures should be endorsed to facilitate transfer of real properties, consolidation of plots and their updating.