Gendered dynamics of land tenure security in Uganda
Conference Year
January 2022
Abstract
Land tenure security has been discussed in international development literature for some time, and as a vulnerable population women face specific challenges in accessing secure land. Drawing on nationally representative household data from Uganda, we address two key shortcomings in this body of research: the use of possession of a property document as the sole measurement of “secure” land tenure, which ignores other aspects of tenure security; and the analysis of land rights at the household level, which fails to capture intra-household dynamics. Findings highlight the importance of a more granular measure of tenure security to better inform land policy.
Primary Faculty Mentor Name
Dr. Travis W. Reynolds
Secondary Mentor Name
Dr. Daniel Tobin
Status
Graduate
Student College
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Program/Major
Community Development and Applied Economics
Primary Research Category
Social Sciences
Secondary Research Category
Food & Environment Studies
Gendered dynamics of land tenure security in Uganda
Land tenure security has been discussed in international development literature for some time, and as a vulnerable population women face specific challenges in accessing secure land. Drawing on nationally representative household data from Uganda, we address two key shortcomings in this body of research: the use of possession of a property document as the sole measurement of “secure” land tenure, which ignores other aspects of tenure security; and the analysis of land rights at the household level, which fails to capture intra-household dynamics. Findings highlight the importance of a more granular measure of tenure security to better inform land policy.