The impact of land certification on soil conservation practices- a case study of Estie Woreda, Amhara Region, Ethiopia Taw Tefera Berihun*, Dr. Jabbar AT Abdul** *Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia **Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia Online published on 21 November, 2013. Abstract The absence of secured land ownership right is one of the main causes of unsustainable land management practices and land degradation. Ethiopian government is trying to certify land owners under its “land registration and certification program”. This research aims to evaluate the impact of this program on soil conservation practices. For this study household- and plot-level survey was conducted in Estie Woreda, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Propensity score matching technique is used to control for program and self selection bias. Sensitivity test has been used to check how the outcome variables are sensitive to endogenous variables. The result shows that certified land owners worked more on stone terrace, soil bund, and stone-soil terrace compared to uncertified farmers. Top Keywords Land degradation, Land certification, Propensity score matching, investment on soil conservation practices. Top |