LAND CERTIFICATION "OUT OF ORDER" IN NORTHERN CÔTE D’IVOIRE: Case studies in Tioroniadougou and Kebi

Abstract

Context and background: During decades the government of Côte d’Ivoire, try to find ways to resolved rural lands conflicts. So, since 1998, he was engaged in a politic of land securization. The issue of this process is the delivery of individual and collective land certificates to land rights holders. This certificate must be transformed on individual property title. In 2021, however many regions are engaged in certification, voluntary request for certificate by farmers and customary land owners remain almost marginal, precisely in the northern regions of the country, in spite of multiple action of sensitization. Goal and Objectives: The objective of this article is to understand factors that hinder implementation of land certification in the northern région thus to contribute to ajust community sensitization. Methodology: The methodological approach is both quantitative and qualitative. Qualitative data were based on interviews with customary authorities and administrative authorities. Quantitatives data were collected through a questionnaire administered to a sample of 400 farmers. Results: Beyond classic discourse about certification coast, results reveals that customary land governance is the main factor of blockage. The position of customary authorities as exclusive owners of land and agrarian collectivism limit farmer’s possibilities in certification. Agrarian collectivism appears as an obstacle to individual ownership title as prescribed by the Land Law. Keywords: Côte d’Ivoire, Land certification, Customary Land Gouvernance, Community participation, Tioroniaradougou, Kébi

Keywords

• Certification foncière
• Gouvernance foncière coutumière
• Participation communautaire