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Women’s Land Rights and Agricultural Productivity in Uganda

In: Women and Sustainable Human Development

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  • Francis Mwesigye

    (Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), Makerere University)

  • Madina Guloba

    (Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), Makerere University)

  • Mildred Barungi

    (Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), Makerere University)

Abstract

This chapter examines the status of women’s land rights and their implications for agricultural productivity in Uganda. The study finds that women had ownership rights over 32% of the surveyed parcels and use rights over 16% of the parcels. It also finds that granting land rights to women enhances productivity, but ownership rights are more important than use rights. Yield was significantly higher on parcels owned by women compared to those where women only had use rights. Therefore, granting use rights alone is not sufficient to promote efficient land use by women, but granting ownership rights can and does enhance yield. These results suggest that there is a need to strengthen female land ownership rights to promote agricultural productivity and reduce poverty. Enhancing women’s land rights is key in achieving the first and fifth sustainable development goals—alleviating poverty and promoting gender equality, respectively.

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  • Francis Mwesigye & Madina Guloba & Mildred Barungi, 2020. "Women’s Land Rights and Agricultural Productivity in Uganda," Gender, Development and Social Change, in: Maty Konte & Nyasha Tirivayi (ed.), Women and Sustainable Human Development, chapter 0, pages 71-88, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:gdechp:978-3-030-14935-2_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-14935-2_5
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