Land is increasingly becoming a source of conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa, where land access had traditionally been characterized as relatively egalitarian. It has been shown that local land conflicts can
erupt into large-scale civil strife and political movements. Some underlying factors, such as population pressure,agricultural commercialization, and urbanization, have contributed to the increasing
number of land conflicts, and the current land tenure systems in Africa may not be well-equipped to resolve such conflicts.In many African countries, formal institutions for land administration were often simply superimposed on traditional structures without a clear delineation of responsibilities and
competencies, implying that they lack both outreach and social legitimacy.
A recent survey in Uganda, however, shows that rural households experience small-scale land conflicts with relatives, neighbors,landlords, or local governments, and that such small-scale conflicts may
have significant impacts on their agricultural productivity.
The purpose of this survey, therefore, was to assess the prevalence of land conflicts, examine who suffers from such conflicts, and measure the impacts of land conflicts on farm input application in Kenya. We estimate the determinants of land conflicts at three levels of conflicts (concerned about future conflicts, pending current conflicts, and resolved past conflicts).Land is increasingly becoming a source of conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa, where land access had traditionally been characterized as relatively egalitarian. It has been shown that local land conflicts can erupt into large-scale civil strife and political movements. Some underlying factors, such as population pressure,agricultural commercialization, and urbanization, have contributed to the increasing number of land conflicts, and the current land tenure systems in Africa
may not be well-equipped to resolve such conflicts.In many African countries, formal institutions for land
administration were often simply superimposed on traditional structures without a clear delineation of responsibilities and competencies, implying that they lack both outreach and social legitimacy.