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Land management and sustainable use of land resources in the case of Burkina Faso
Author(s) -
Bazame Rodrigue,
Tanrıvermis Harun,
Kapusuz Yunus Emre
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
land degradation and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1099-145X
pISSN - 1085-3278
DOI - 10.1002/ldr.3247
Subject(s) - sustainable land management , land management , land use , land tenure , agricultural land , business , land degradation , natural resource economics , land development , land use, land use change and forestry , agriculture , environmental resource management , agricultural economics , geography , environmental planning , economics , civil engineering , archaeology , engineering
This paper aims to analyse the land use and land management system in Burkina Faso. First, land use change and its drivers over the period 1983–2014 have been assessed using a multiple linear regression analysis. Additionally, based on documentary analysis and interviews, land use policy implementation and institutional issues have been assessed. Agricultural land increased by 35.42% during the period examined, and econometric estimation shows that change in agricultural land is mostly driven by social factors such as population density, economic factors such as value added in the three main sectors, and spatial factors such as other types of land. In terms of land policy, the first Agrarian and Land Reform Act in 1984 initiated a successive land management policy in the country's agenda. Even if policy adoption is relatively sufficient in the country, public institutions' capacity to implement a successful sustainable land management model regarding land access, land development, land resources protection, land market, and investments in infrastructure remains very limited. Therefore, the main conclusion of this paper is that beyond socioeconomic and biophysical factors as driven by land use change, political, and institutional failure may amplify their effects.