They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Project objectives, activities, and organization john pender international food policy research institute background of the project the project began in january 1999 with a planning workshop in kampala sponsored by the international food policy research institute ifpri, the makerere. In 2009, the centre on housing rights and evictions cohre, in collaboration with the uganda land alliance ula, conducted a survey in uganda to assess the gendersensitivity of national land policy and land reform processes and their im. Combining land tenure documentation characteristics into a land tenure. For the case of uganda, combining forestry with rights to common land and. It was noted that issues of land rights, interests and compulsory acquisition of land remained illusory within affected communities and various stakeholders working in the regions. Government stops plan to merge, disband agencies daily. Objective xi ii of the constitution provides that the state shall stimulate agricultural, industrial, technological and scientif.
Since the advent of colonialism, the country has never had a comprehensive land policy. Benin, lao pdr, madagascar, paraguay, peru, uganda, ethiopia. In selected partner countries, prerequisites for sustainable development and food security shall be established the by introduction of secure and equitable land use and land ownership rights. The gradual impacts of climate change and population pressure on land use, are beginning to have a remarkably adverse impact on agricultural productivity in particular and on the entire economy as a whole. This national agriculture policy nap has been formulated in line with the constitution of the republic of uganda. A guide to the land administration services in uganda. A case study of nyanza district, southern province alfred r. More than 515,000 refugees were verified as of june, including 359,798 south sudanese, 104,305 congolese and 26,623 burundians, with verification continuing until the end october 2018. The draft land policy builds upon the constitution of uganda 1995 which. The country is a republic, and achieved this status on october 9, 1962 when the country attained independence from british colonial rule. Demand for land is often greater than its availability.
The population is growing by more than 3% a year, and the land is increasingly being. The plan to merge or revert government agencies to parent ministries, which was drummed up about a year ago and the government said it had been agreed at. Uganda has never had a clearly defined and or consolidated national land policy since the advent of colonialism in the nineteenth century. In responding to the national land policy, the parliament of tanzania enacted two legislations i. Uganda national land policy the government embarked on the process of formulating a national land policy through a widely consultative process. Land ownership has a significant bearing on land use. Act 1 land amendment act 2010 3d where the board has not determined the annual. Practical problems in the estimation of performance indicators for the agricultural sector in uganda last name, first name. This deeply felt compassion has resulted in an incredibly progressive policy towards refugees, one of the best in the world.
The crrf seeks to advance uganda s sta, embedded into the national development plan ii ndp ii. Although the uganda land commission was reestablished, the constitution made it. Forestry policy has undergone a series of changes since then, alternating between. In uganda, land continues to be a critical factor, as it is the most essential pillar of human existence and national development. Responsible land policy context with an average of 174 inhabitants per km2, population density in uganda is very high by comparison with other african countries. Application 1a an application for investment land shall be on form uia 2 shall give. Republic of uganda responsible land policy in uganda relapu soroti 18112017 isueastern and northern conference 16. From the teacher at kiranga primary school, a doctor at ariwa health centre and the government official in arua, to the minister of education and the minister of finance the list goes on. This paper presents the national policy on public sector monitoring and evaluation. Government on tuesday announced implementation of the decision that was taken by cabinet to rationalize its agencies, commissions and authorities. Republic of uganda responsible land policy in uganda relapu soroti 18112017 isueastern and northern conference 5 objective of the global project. Pdf the legal, policy and institutional framework of land. See also john mugambwa, principles of land law in uganda 2001 4. Awareness raising by cso demarcation of boundaries by right holders with trees which are only used for marking borders such as ejumula or eligoi.
Uganda national led policy vi p a g e policy and the land policy. Policy proposals in this draft of the national land policy, among other things, seek to reorient the land sector in national development by articulating, management coordination between the. The uganda national land policy of 20 landwatch uganda. At the end of the day planners and policy makers will be able to make informed decisions. In addition, the policy is in full harmony with the objectives contained in the national environment management statute 1995 and policy and is responsive to the 1995 constitution of uganda.
According to prof fimbo the major concern of the policy makers in the land law reforms has been the tensions between on the one. Land tenure under transition tenure security, land institutions. Through its settlement transformative agenda sta, uganda pursues a nonencampment policy to refugee protection and assistance. Manual record keeping system has severely hindered progress in the delivery of land services to the public, making it slow, cumbersome, frustrating and too costly. Uganda s first forestry policy was written in 1929. This is because the colonial administration created serious contradictions in land tenure and management that form the epicentre of any discussion of land issues in uganda. National environment management policy for uganda 2014 page 1. This national land policy, therefore, consolidates a number of scattered policies associated with on various aspects of the land question. Grants of land in freehold were made by the crown and later by the uganda land. Uganda is a landlocked country located in east africa. A detailed project proposal showing the project business activity and the main products or services to be produced on the land applied for. Sustainable and optimal use of land and land basedresources for the transformation of the uganda society and the economy.
Agricultural land use change in karamoja region, uganda. Facts and figures 7 our gender journey in uganda 19882017 8. Refugees are provided with a plot of land for housing and cultivation and can settle alongside their host communities. Drafting and implementing responsible land policies with civil society. The uganda national led policy has also been informed by an analysis of the national and local. The impact of national land policy and land reform on women in uganda 27 october 2010. Land rights and land conflicts in africa carried out for the danish. Ugandas policy towards refugees is the best in the world. In uganda, land continues to be a critical factor, as it is the most essential pillar of human. Uganda had been a protectorate of the united kingdom from 1894 to 1962. The policy provides a clear framework for strengthening the coverage, quality and utility of the assessment of public policies and investments. There have been follow up engagements with communities and various stakeholders.
Housing and urban development is responsible for providing policy direction, national standards and coordination of. Under this tenure, land is communally owned by a particular group of people in a particular area. Of concern is the recent trend relating to the timing and duration of. In response, the government and unhcr launched a verification of all refugees in uganda in march 2018, using unhcr biometric systems. Review of the legal framework for land administration. For the first time, uganda has a clear documented and referenceable written national water policy. Bizoza department of agricultural economics and agribusiness, national university of rwanda abstract the study assessed the adoption of land use consolidation and its determinants in nyanza district of southern province, rwanda. Four big public policy challenges for uganda presentation by lawrence kiiza, director of economic affairs, ministry of finance, planning and economic development, government of uganda, to the course on policy design and implementation in developing countries at the national graduate institute for policy studies grips on 22 june 2007, tokyo. Analysis of ugandas national trade policy and how it. A brief history of land laws and policies in uganda 14. To this very date the undp has a global gender equality strategy 20142017 which provides for.
Land tenure system in uganda fortune of africa uganda. Uganda has been steadily making progress in making the policy making process in government more robust. The overall policy goal the overall goal for the national land use policy is to achieve sustainable and equitable socioeconomic development through optimal land management and utilization in uganda specific goals the specific goals for the national land use policy are the following. Land disputes crop up throughout uganda, with the greatest number of disputes arising in northern uganda districts, some parts of hoima and amuru district where oil has. About pelum uganda land is the primary factor of production in agriculture, from which smallholder farmers get a. Article pdf available in land use policy april 2019 with 343 reads.
The land is available under the following land tenure system. Land is a fixed resource and is becoming scarce in many areas. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Uganda has never had a clearly defined andor consolidated national land policy since the advent of colonialism in the nineteenth century. In uganda, land disputes are the most significant form of conflict, with many escalating into violence. Information and ict minister frank tumwebaze while addressing press at the uganda media center, read out the long list of agencies, which were merged or collapsed and sent back to their parent ministries. All children have rights to own land about us landwatch is powered by landnet uganda, a value network comprising a range of stakeholders acting together with the aim of having a significant effect on. The impact of national land policy and land reform on.
It is a system of owning land in perpetuity and was set up by an agreement between the kingdoms and the british government. Rugunda, minister of land, water, and the environment, uganda. The overall goal for the national land use policy is to achieve sustainable and equitable socioeconomic development through optimal land management and utilization in uganda download pdf 861 kb. Pdf agricultural land use change in karamoja region, uganda. Uganda is endowed with a rich and diverse environment and natural resource base which underpins economic growth and livelihoods security. Pdf this paper analyses uganda s rangeland policies and their ecological and socioeconomic consequences, beginning in precolonial times. Uia uganda investment authority ulc uganda land commission uma uganda manufacturers association. National environment management policy for uganda 2014 page vii on a downward trend. A number of issues that are associated with land use in uganda are identified. Since 1962, uganda has had 6 presidents and suffered political instability and. In 2010, alone, drought accounted for 38% and 36% loss in production for beans and maize. Land disputes are evidence of pressure point in land use localities in which competition over resource use increases, trouble spots in the definition and regulation of tenure rights, in which old.