Incidence and impact of land conflict in Uganda

While a large literature discusses the impact of titles on tenure security in Africa, little attention has been devoted to land conflicts. We use Ugandan data to explore the incidence of land conflicts, the impact of legal changes on their frequency, and their impact on productivity. Results indicate that female-headed households and widows are particularly affected that passage of the 1998 Land Act has failed to reduce their number, and that they have a significant and large productivity-reducing impact. In Africa, attention to land-related conflicts including ways to prevent and resolve them constitutes an important area for policy and research.