Abstract:

This study investigates the value for titled agricultural land in Uganda using data on 9,185
parcels of land from the 2005/2006 Uganda National Household Survey. Data were analysed
using regression techniques. The results showed that land titles had a positive influence on
agricultural land prices although the premium was significant for school title as opposed to
other forms of title; that except for current agricultural use, of land
value such as soil quality, presence of perennial proximity to thenstead are not significant
for agricultural land in Uganda; and that per acre price of agricultural land in peri-urban
locations was significantly higher than in rural areas by about 87%. The overlap in land ownership
rights for mailo land where two people have claims to the same piece of land, the mailo title
holder and the kihanja tenant, placing constraints on its transfer was not reflected in its perceived
market price. It was concluded that the current land policy should promote the leasehold system
in upcoming cities and peri-urban areas, since this type of tenure opens land to a wide range of
users and use-options. The land policy also needs to address the double ownership structure
under the mailo tenure which constrains its transferability to make the positive effects of having