INFORMAL TENURE CONDITIONS
IN IRRIGATED SETTLEMENTS
OF SRI LANKA
R.D. Wanigaratne
ltc-uw@facstaff.wisc.edu
LTC paper, no. 152
August 1995, 41 p.
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Access to land in irrigated
settlement projects Selected tenure issues in irrigated settlement lands Conclusions |
ABSTRACT: Study examines whether legal strengthening of individual rights
in irrigated settlements land will lead to higher investment, better
land management, greater output, and higher incomes. In absence of clear
empirical relationship, presence of informal land market adaptations
indicates need for simultaneous development of support services.
Keywords: Land tenure -- Sri Lanka;
Irrigation farming -- Sri Lanka;
Agricultural development projects -- Sri Lanka;
Colonization and settlement -- Sri Lanka
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