State of southern Nations, Nationalities and peoples land administration and use proclamation
Ethiopia, House of Federation
The constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia gives the state and people exclusive rights to own and administer lands. It is also deemed necesaary, among other things, to have a database of different land holdings type, encourage more women to own lands as a tool for increased agricultural production, and create the necessary framework to improve the land use rights of farmers. This proclamation applies to all land found in the southern nations, nationalities, and peoples’ region. The Proclamation defines the right to acquire, free of charge, rural land by peasants, pastoralists and semi-pastoralists engaged in agriculture; it also makes provisions for the equal rights of women with respect to land and provides for the protection of such rights. It avails rural youths, who wish to engage in agriculture the right to get and use rural land which is possessed by the community or government. The Proclamation also defines special rights of other disadvantaged persons.
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State of southern Nations, Nationalities and peoples land administration and use proclamation Current Version
January 2022
The constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia gives the state and people exclusive rights to own and administer lands. It is also deemed necesaary, among other things, to have a database of different land holdings type, encourage more women to own lands as a tool for increased agricultural production, and create the necessary framework to improve the land use rights of farmers. This proclamation applies to all land found in the southern nations, nationalities, and peoples’ region. The Proclamation defines the right to acquire, free of charge, rural land by peasants, pastoralists and semi-pastoralists engaged in agriculture; it also makes provisions for the equal rights of women with respect to land and provides for the protection of such rights. It avails rural youths, who wish to engage in agriculture the right to get and use rural land which is possessed by the community or government. The Proclamation also defines special rights of other disadvantaged persons.
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