Ethiopia : cadastral survey and registration

Abstract

Of the nation's 122.2 million hectares of total area, 84.1 million hectares of land and 12.1 million hectares of water and water courses comprise the potentially productive cultivable land and water resources of the nation. At present, only 10.4 per cent of the total land area i.e. 12.9 million hectares is put under cultivation of which 9 to 91/2 million hectares have actually "been planted and harvested. Agriculture, the dominant sector of the country's economy is not only a goldmine in terms of potential but also a real source of wealth. It contributes about 60 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product and accounts for about 95 per cent of the exports. Above all this sector of the economy is the only and meaningful source of employment for the large masses of the Ethiopian people. For years to come agriculture will remain to be the sine qua non" of Ethiopia's sustained economic development.