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| Land Tenure Systems and Service Delivery in Sembabule District
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Kakuru Michael, Rutaro Abas
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Abstract:
The study assessed the relationship between land tenure systems and service delivery in Sembabule District. Quantitative research with non-experimental, co-relational, and cross-sectional and survey design was adopted. The target population was 160 respondents, which composed of the government officials, farmers and the business community. A sample size of 113 respondents were selected using simple random and purposive sampling techniques to collect primary data using the research questionnaire. Study findings showed that there is a strong positive relationship between land tenure systems in place and the level of agricultural development as this was evidenced by a correlation coefficient(r) of 0.758 that was statistically significant since the p value (0.000) < 0.01, results also revealed a moderate positive relationship between land tenure systems in place and the level of commercial development as indicated by a correlation coefficient(r) of 0.553 that was statistically significant since the p value (0.000) < 0.01, and a strong positive relationship between land tenure systems in place and the level of infrastructural development as shown by a correlation coefficient(r) of 0.769 that is statistically significant since the p value (0.000) < 0.01. The study concludes that land tenure influences the level of agricultural output, as well as customary land ownership increases land access to most farmers and that land tenure security influences the nature of crops grown for the time period. The study recommends that governments should put up legal reforms that eliminate discrimination; create or extend individual freehold and leasehold, group title, and land restitution; and upgrading customary land rights through community trusts and common property associations in order to boost agricultural growth.
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