Effects of land tenure on soil and water conservation measures in Tanzania?s Kigoma Region

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dc.contributor.advisorVisser, Martine
dc.contributor.authorDekenah, Tamsyn
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-14T13:52:45Z
dc.date.available2025-08-14T13:52:45Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.date.updated2025-08-06T06:47:29Z
dc.description.abstractEnvironmental 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.
dc.identifier.apacitationDekenah, T. (2025). <i>Effects of land tenure on soil and water conservation measures in Tanzania?s Kigoma Region</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41580en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDekenah, Tamsyn. <i>"Effects of land tenure on soil and water conservation measures in Tanzania?s Kigoma Region."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2025. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41580en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDekenah, T. 2025. Effects of land tenure on soil and water conservation measures in Tanzania?s Kigoma Region. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41580en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Dekenah, Tamsyn AB - 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. DA - 2025 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - oil and water conservation, SWC, probit, heteroskedastic probit, recursive bivariate probit, CCRO, Tanzania, Kigoma. LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2025 T1 - Effects of land tenure on soil and water conservation measures in Tanzania?s Kigoma Region TI - Effects of land tenure on soil and water conservation measures in Tanzania?s Kigoma Region UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41580 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/41580
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDekenah T. Effects of land tenure on soil and water conservation measures in Tanzania?s Kigoma Region. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2025 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41580en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economics
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerce
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectoil and water conservation, SWC, probit, heteroskedastic probit, recursive bivariate probit, CCRO, Tanzania, Kigoma.
dc.titleEffects of land tenure on soil and water conservation measures in Tanzania?s Kigoma Region
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMCom
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