Formalizing Rural Land Rights in West Africa
This paper presents early evidence from the first large-scale randomized-controlled trial of a land formalization program. The study examines the links between land demarcation and investment in rural Benin in light of a model of agricultural production under insecure tenure. The demarcation process involved communities in the mapping and attribution of land rights; cornerstones marked parcel boundaries and offered lasting landmarks. Consistent with the model, improved tenure security under demarcation induces a shift toward long-term investment on treated parcels. This investment does not yet coincide with gains in agricultural productivity. The analysis also identifies significant gender-specific effects. Female-managed landholdings in treated villages are more likely to be left fallow—an important soil fertility investment. Women further respond to an exogenous tenure security change by moving production away from relatively secure, demarcated land and toward less secure land outside the village to guard those parcels.
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This paper presents early evidence from
the first large-scale randomized-controlled trial of a land
formalization program. The study examines the links between
land demarcation and investment in rural Benin in light of a
model of agricultural production under insecure tenure. The
demarcation process involved communities in the mapping and
attribution of land rights; cornerstones marked parcel
boundaries and offered lasting landmarks. Consistent with
the model, improved tenure security under demarcation
induces a shift toward long-term investment on treated
parcels. This investment does not yet coincide with gains in
agricultural productivity. The analysis also identifies
significant gender-specific effects. Female-managed
landholdings in treated villages are more likely to be left
fallow—an important soil fertility investment. Women further
respond to an exogenous tenure security change by moving
production away from relatively secure, demarcated land and
toward less secure land outside the village to guard those parcels. |
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COMMUNITIES VILLAGES CORPORATION PRODUCTION LAND RIGHT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SOIL CONSERVATION PRIVATIZATION POINTS ACCESS TO LAND COMMUNES PROPERTY RIGHTS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT DISCOUNT RATE INFORMATION POLITICAL ECONOMY AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS URBAN LAND OWNERSHIP PRIVATE PROPERTY LAND TENURE LANDS OPEN ACCESS KNOWLEDGE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES COMMON LAND TITLING PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS DWELLING RENT HETEROGENEITY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY WATER TRANSFERS URBAN LAND TENURE LAND ADMINISTRATIONS LAND RIGHTS LAND OWNERSHIP RESEARCH LIVESTOCK LABOR FARMERS NATURAL RESOURCES URBAN LAND MARKETS CROPS FOOD PRODUCTION LAND USE RESOURCES CONSUMPTION LAND TRANSACTIONS LAND MARKET OPPORTUNITY COST PROPERTY RIGHT FAMILY GENDER LAND TENURE RIGHTS DEMAND PARTNERSHIP FORESTS HOUSEHOLD AGRICULTURE LAND PROPERTY AGRICULTURAL LAND PROPERTY COST HABITAT MARKET LAND ACQUISITION ECONOMICS PROPERTY VALUE MANAGEMENT SOIL ENFORCEMENT FISHERIES LAND LANDOWNERS EDUCATION INVESTMENT HOUSEHOLDS RURAL AREAS INTEGRATION ALLOCATION SUPPLY PASTORALISTS LAND TRANSFER INVESTMENTS BUILDING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY FUNDING SOIL FERTILITY WOMEN AGRICULTURAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT LANDLORDS LAND MANAGEMENT LAND OWNER TENURE LAND ECONOMICS LAND ADMINISTRATION AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB WOMEN AND PROPERTY RIGHTS |
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Houngbedji, Kenneth Goldstein, Markus Kondylis, Florence O'Sullivan, Michael Selod, Harris |
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Houngbedji, Kenneth Goldstein, Markus Kondylis, Florence O'Sullivan, Michael Selod, Harris |
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Formalizing Rural Land Rights in West Africa |
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Formalizing Rural Land Rights in West Africa |
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Formalizing Rural Land Rights in West Africa |
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Formalizing Rural Land Rights in West Africa |
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Formalizing Rural Land Rights in West Africa |
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formalizing rural land rights in west africa |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2015-10 |
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dig-okr-10986228572024-08-07T20:16:41Z Formalizing Rural Land Rights in West Africa Formalisation des droits fonciers dans les zones rurales d’Afrique de l’Ouest Early Evidence from a Randomized Impact Evaluation in Benin Résultats initiaux d’une étude expérimentale au Bénin Houngbedji, Kenneth Goldstein, Markus Kondylis, Florence O'Sullivan, Michael Selod, Harris COMMUNITIES VILLAGES CORPORATION PRODUCTION LAND RIGHT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SOIL CONSERVATION PRIVATIZATION POINTS ACCESS TO LAND COMMUNES PROPERTY RIGHTS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT DISCOUNT RATE INFORMATION POLITICAL ECONOMY AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS URBAN LAND OWNERSHIP PRIVATE PROPERTY LAND TENURE LANDS OPEN ACCESS KNOWLEDGE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES COMMON LAND TITLING PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS DWELLING RENT HETEROGENEITY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY WATER TRANSFERS URBAN LAND TENURE LAND ADMINISTRATIONS LAND RIGHTS LAND OWNERSHIP RESEARCH LIVESTOCK LABOR FARMERS NATURAL RESOURCES URBAN LAND MARKETS CROPS FOOD PRODUCTION LAND USE RESOURCES CONSUMPTION LAND TRANSACTIONS LAND MARKET OPPORTUNITY COST PROPERTY RIGHT FAMILY GENDER LAND TENURE RIGHTS DEMAND PARTNERSHIP FORESTS HOUSEHOLD AGRICULTURE LAND PROPERTY AGRICULTURAL LAND PROPERTY COST HABITAT MARKET LAND ACQUISITION ECONOMICS PROPERTY VALUE MANAGEMENT SOIL ENFORCEMENT FISHERIES LAND LANDOWNERS EDUCATION INVESTMENT HOUSEHOLDS RURAL AREAS INTEGRATION ALLOCATION SUPPLY PASTORALISTS LAND TRANSFER INVESTMENTS BUILDING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY FUNDING SOIL FERTILITY WOMEN AGRICULTURAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT LANDLORDS LAND MANAGEMENT LAND OWNER TENURE LAND ECONOMICS LAND ADMINISTRATION AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB WOMEN AND PROPERTY RIGHTS This paper presents early evidence from the first large-scale randomized-controlled trial of a land formalization program. The study examines the links between land demarcation and investment in rural Benin in light of a model of agricultural production under insecure tenure. The demarcation process involved communities in the mapping and attribution of land rights; cornerstones marked parcel boundaries and offered lasting landmarks. Consistent with the model, improved tenure security under demarcation induces a shift toward long-term investment on treated parcels. This investment does not yet coincide with gains in agricultural productivity. The analysis also identifies significant gender-specific effects. Female-managed landholdings in treated villages are more likely to be left fallow—an important soil fertility investment. Women further respond to an exogenous tenure security change by moving production away from relatively secure, demarcated land and toward less secure land outside the village to guard those parcels. Ce rapport présente les résultats de la première étude d’un programme de formalisation des titres fonciers basé sur un cadre d’expérience aléatoire. Dans un contexte marqué par la prégnance des droits locaux informels dits coutumiers, le rapport examine les effets de la démarcation des terres sur les investissements. Le processus de démarcation au Bénin recense l’ensemble des droits fonciers et des parcelles agricoles, puis procède à la démarcation de ces dernières au moyen de bornes, produisant ainsi une carte d’occupation des terres à l’échelle locale. Le rapport présente un argumentaire théorique qui décrit les conditions nécessaires pour que la reconnaissance des droits fonciers coutumiers entraine une augmentation des investissements agricoles. Pour évaluer l’impact du processus de démarcation sur les investissements, l’étude compare les décisions d’investissement des ménages vivant dans les villages traités -- sélectionnés de façon aléatoire pour un l’enregistrements des parcelles agricoles – aux décisions des ménages dans les villages contrôles après les activités de démarcation et avant la délivrance des certificats fonciers. Les résultats montrent que les activités de démarcations entraînent une réallocation des investissements au profit de cultures de longue durée sur des parcelles. L’analyse fait également ressortir des disparités significatives entre hommes et femmes. Les exploitations gérées par des femmes dans les villages du groupe d’intervention ont une probabilité accrue d’être mises en jachère – ce qui représente un investissement important pour la fertilité des sols. Les femmes réagissent également à une à la reconnaissance de leurs droits fonciers en réaffectant leur activé de production des terrains délimités sur lesquels leurs droits fonciers ont été établis vers des terrains situés en dehors des limites du village sur lesquels leurs droits sont plus précaires. 2015-11-05T14:44:49Z 2015-11-05T14:44:49Z 2015-10 Working Paper Document de travail Documento de trabajo http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25132197/formalizing-rural-land-rights-west-africa-early-evidence-randomized-impact-evaluation-benin https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22857 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7435 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank application/pdf text/plain application/pdf World Bank, Washington, DC |