The almost nationwide land title registration and the issuing of land certificates in Ethiopia is carried out by law for married people in the name of the husband and wife as equal owners. The GIZ-funded project Support to Responsible Agricultural Investment (S2RAI II) as part of the Global Project Responsible Land Policy (GPRLP) promotes land title registration in Ethiopia and supports the land authority at all administrative levels with implementing the registration and optimising the associated administrative processes. The GP attaches great importance to respecting the land rights of women, which run counter to the traditional values that give men the right of first refusal on land. In Meskan Woreda (District) in the Central Ethiopia Region, well-informed women naturally demand their rights and know how to achieve them. Men and women confirm that the proclamation on the rural land administration and use (No. 1324/2024) has not only made it possible to apply for loans and thus to make investments but has also led to more joint planning and joint decision-making in the household. In Ethiopia, however, there is a large gap between land law and its implementation in practice. The example of Meskan Woreda should therefore be seen as good practice in terms of achieving gender-transformative effects which should definitely be extended to other parts of the country.
Karin Gaesing (Wed,) studied this question.