Acquisition of land in rural areas of Morogoro district of Tanzania: policy and practice
| dc.contributor.author | Martin, Respikius | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-29T06:06:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-09-29T06:06:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.description | Masters Disertation | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study aimed at assessing the implementation of land policy al the village level with specific attention to the process of land acquisition through the village government. The study had three specific objectives which are: (1) to assess the rural communities' awareness of the national land policy and the village land Act No. 5 of 1999: (2) to examine the actual processes of acquiring land through the village government in rural areas and (3) to analyze constraints facing rural people to acquire land through the village government. A cross- section survey method was employed whereby two wards were selected purposively and from each ward, two villages were selected randomly. A total of 86 respondents were interviewed while other data was solicited through focus group discussions and key informant interviews. SPSS computer program version 12 was used to analyze quantitative information while qualitative information was analyzed using the content analysis technique. The findings revealed that, the awareness of land policy is low among respondents. Majority of the respondents reported about having heard about the policy but were not familiar with key aspects of the policy. It was also revealed by the study that the process involved in acquiring village land is not as per land policy guidelines. Furthermore, lack of transparency and bureaucracy in land allocation process are the major limitations for rural people to acquire land through the village government. From the findings it is concluded that, at the village level, implementation of land policy is not effective. For the implementation to be effective the study recommends empowering rural people through access to information and capacity building for local institutions which oversee implementation process of land policy. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5806 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine University of Agriculture | en_US |
| dc.subject | Acquisition of land | en_US |
| dc.subject | Morogoro district | en_US |
| dc.subject | Rural areas | en_US |
| dc.title | Acquisition of land in rural areas of Morogoro district of Tanzania: policy and practice | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |