An Assessment Of The Current Land Management System Of Nono Woreda Oromia Region

Ethiopia is one of the countries of sub-Saharan Africa which most seriously threatened byrnland degradation. So addressing this problem should be given priority at all level. The aimsrnof this study were to assess the current land management system of Nono woreda, byrnfinding out the way land user manage the land and the interaction between actors of landrnmanagement system. Finally to generate information on the general land managementrnpractice of the woreda using Framework for Evaluation of Sustainable Land Managementrn(FESLM). Data for the study were collected through key informant interviews, and formalrnquestionnaire survey. The formal household survey was administered to a total of 270rnhouseholds that were randomly selected from three villages using random number table.rnThe qualitative information was summarized while quantitative data were analyzed usingrnSPSS version 20. The results showed that at administrative level the plan and managementrnof the woreda’s land is based on national policy which fulfills the requirement of FESLM.rnThe institutional arrangements for land are fairly well defined. However, there is highrnfrequency of overlapping and conflicting roles and responsibilities between institutions ofrnthe woreda. At land user level farmers use different type of land management practices.rnThe most commonly used is application of manure, crop residues, crop rotation, grassrnbunds, stone bunds and soil bunds. Results also reveal that family size, education, access tornextension service, livestock ownership and land and access to credit and market positivelyrnand significantly affected management of land in a sustainable way. In contrast, availabilityrnof nonfarm activity, increment of age of the household and tenure insecurity has negativelyrnimpacted. The finding suggests that, government should have to readjust the roles andrnresponsibilities of institutions and future endeavors should focus on intensifying efforts at integrating more young school leavers into agricultural production, improvement in farm income, tenure security, delivery of extension and credit service and increasing a chance of access to market in order to manage land in a sustainable way.rnKey words: Land Management, Sustainable Land Management, Land, Framework forrnEvaluation of Sustainable Land Management, Institutional Framework.

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