(African Economic Research Consortium, 2021) Mwesigye, Francis; Barungi, Mildred
This study uses household, parcel, and plot-level data to analyze the effect of
land tenure insecurity and land fragmentation on crop choice. We use formal land
titling as a proxy for de jure land rights, and the perceived transfer rights over
parcels as a proxy for de facto land rights. Using two-part model, the study shows
that both de jure and de facto land rights significantly increase the likelihood
of planting perennial commercial crops, and increase the hectares allocated to
commercial crops. The results also show that when the rights to land are weak
(i.e., no land titling and no transfer rights), farmers tend to grow annual crops.