LAND CONFLICTS AND PRODUCTIVITY OF SMALL PLOTS IN KISORO DISTRICT: A CASE STUDY OF KISORO MUNICIPALITY (Issue 6)

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LAND CONFLICTS AND PRODUCTIVITY OF SMALL PLOTS IN KISORO DISTRICT: A CASE STUDY OF KISORO MUNICIPALITY (Issue 6)

The major objective of this study lied in finding out whether there was a relationship
between land conflicts and productivity of small plots in Kisoro Municipality, Kisoro
district. Other objectives included: To find out the forms of land conflicts
experienced by smallholder farmers in Kisoro Municipality, Kisoro District and to
establish the management strategies used by smallholder farmers to manage land
conflicts in Kisoro District. To obtain a sample size of eighty participants from Kisoro
Municipality using Solvin's formula, the study used a research methodology based on
case studies, cross-sectional in qualitative, and quantitative research designs, as well
as simple random probability sampling and intentionally selected procedures.
At r = 0.775, it was discovered that there is a very strong positive correlation among
land conflicts and small-lot worker efficiency. Since the sig. value (.000) was much
lower than the threshold level of significance (0.01) needed to declare an important
connection between land conflicts and small-lot productivity, this suggests that the
intensity of land conflicts has a significant impact on small-lot effectiveness. The
study found that the majority of those who participated in Kisoro municipality
indicated that taking land by a brother or family member (40%) is the main cause of
land dispute within the study area, followed by relocating the land's boundary (25%),
grabbing land by a member of another clan (20%), and forced government land
takeover of 15% of the participants.
Local officials and other interested parties, particularly those at the district level,
need to do a better job of handling property disputes and, when it's feasible,
examine the laws, regulations, and policies relating to land. This can be done with
support from the Uganda Law Society, Uganda Land Board and the Ministry of Lands
Housing and Urban Development. Such laws should clearly spell out the scope and
nature by which land can be owned through inheritance.

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