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Effects of land tenure on soil and water conservation measures in Tanzania?s Kigoma Region
Environmental challenges brought on by climate change, such as soil erosion, pose a threat to the livelihoods of small-scale farmers across Africa. Land security may encourage these farmers to invest in soil and water conservation (SWC) measures, which can combat land degradation, and consequently i...
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| author | Dekenah, Tamsyn |
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| description | Environmental challenges brought on by climate change, such as soil erosion, pose a threat to the livelihoods of small-scale farmers across Africa. Land security may encourage these farmers to invest in soil and water conservation (SWC) measures, which can combat land degradation, and consequently improve plot productivity. Studies on the nexus between land tenure and SWC measures in Africa are rare and have yielded mixed results. This paper examines the relationship between land tenure and the use of SWC measures in Tanzania's Kigoma region. The conservation measures investigated are as follows: mulching, ridging, terracing, stone or soil bunds, and tree planting. Land tenure is measured by whether participants hold a Certificate of Customary Right of Occupancy (CCRO). A heteroskedastic probit model shows that CCROs are significantly, positively associated with tree planting. This demonstrates that a stronger land tenure programme can increase the use of long-term SWC measures on small-scale farms in Tanzania. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/41580 Effects of land tenure on soil and water conservation measures in Tanzania?s Kigoma Region Dekenah, Tamsyn Visser, Martine oil and water conservation, SWC, probit, heteroskedastic probit, recursive bivariate probit, CCRO, Tanzania, Kigoma. Environmental challenges brought on by climate change, such as soil erosion, pose a threat to the livelihoods of small-scale farmers across Africa. Land security may encourage these farmers to invest in soil and water conservation (SWC) measures, which can combat land degradation, and consequently improve plot productivity. Studies on the nexus between land tenure and SWC measures in Africa are rare and have yielded mixed results. This paper examines the relationship between land tenure and the use of SWC measures in Tanzania's Kigoma region. The conservation measures investigated are as follows: mulching, ridging, terracing, stone or soil bunds, and tree planting. Land tenure is measured by whether participants hold a Certificate of Customary Right of Occupancy (CCRO). A heteroskedastic probit model shows that CCROs are significantly, positively associated with tree planting. This demonstrates that a stronger land tenure programme can increase the use of long-term SWC measures on small-scale farms in Tanzania. 2025-08-14T13:52:45Z 2025-08-14T13:52:45Z 2025 2025-08-06T06:47:29Z Thesis / Dissertation Masters MCom http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41580 en eng application/pdf School of Economics Faculty of Commerce University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | oil and water conservation, SWC, probit, heteroskedastic probit, recursive bivariate probit, CCRO, Tanzania, Kigoma. Dekenah, Tamsyn Effects of land tenure on soil and water conservation measures in Tanzania?s Kigoma Region |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Effects of land tenure on soil and water conservation measures in Tanzania?s Kigoma Region |
| title_full | Effects of land tenure on soil and water conservation measures in Tanzania?s Kigoma Region |
| title_fullStr | Effects of land tenure on soil and water conservation measures in Tanzania?s Kigoma Region |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of land tenure on soil and water conservation measures in Tanzania?s Kigoma Region |
| title_short | Effects of land tenure on soil and water conservation measures in Tanzania?s Kigoma Region |
| title_sort | effects of land tenure on soil and water conservation measures in tanzania s kigoma region |
| topic | oil and water conservation, SWC, probit, heteroskedastic probit, recursive bivariate probit, CCRO, Tanzania, Kigoma. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41580 |
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