Abstract
This study explores the impact of land tenure systems on the socio-economic development of Kumbo Central Sub-Division. The incompatibility of the Statutory and Customary land tenure and land laws in Kumbo brings about conflict between the land laws and land users at large. Land tenure insecurity and lack of land certificates are the major reasons for the slow growth rate in the socio-economic development of Kumbo. This study seeks to assess the reasons for tenure insecurity and implications on the socio-economic development of Kumbo. Data necessary for the realization of this study were obtained through primary and secondary data collection techniques such as questionnaires, interviews, field observation, focus group discussions, snap shorts and the review of related documented materials. These techniques followed a stratified sampling on an age selective population that was liable to have access to land. The study revealed that land ownership and land use conflicts emanate from poor and incompatible land tenure systems in Kumbo. The study recommended that the problem of incompatibility between the two tenure systems can be resolved by harmonizing the two laws. Also, the Social Tenure Domain System was recommended to solve the problem of land tenure insecurity if well implemented by the Government of Cameroon. This model enhances land tenure security for all, especially the vulnerable groups. If all these recommendations are implemented effectively, socio-economic development in Kumbo will be greatly accelerated.
Highlights
Man as a social being has always made the decision to live where he could obtain his basic needs, but this is almost failing as man is faced with varied rules and regulations governing the ownership of land
Land tenure systems vary from one region to another
This greatly affects the socio-economic development of Kumbo, as heavy developmental projects are rarely carried without getting loans from the Banks or Credit Unions since they give out loans only to people with titled plots worth the transaction
Summary
Man as a social being has always made the decision to live where he could obtain his basic needs, but this is almost failing as man is faced with varied rules and regulations governing the ownership of land. In recent years in Africa, earlier emphasis on replacing “customary” with modern tenure systems has given way to the recognition that land policies and laws must be built on local practice This replacement is cropping up as a result of major changes that have taken place in African economies and societies, including demographic growth, urbanization, monetarisation of the economy, livelihood diversification and cultural change (Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, 2007). On the 6th of July 1974, President Amadou Ahijo, came up with ordinance No 74-1, establishing rules governing land tenure in Cameroon and Kumbo in particular This became the statutory land laws governing the ownership, transfer and development of land in Cameroon. These laws have great impact on the socio-economic development of Kumbo
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