An Analysis of the Land Access Issue in Republic of Benin

Bio Akpo Mama Aboudou Djalilou, Li Jiang Feng

Abstract: In Benin, as everywhere in Africa, land is a key factor of the economic, social, cultural, environmental and political issues. With the increasing competition for it access, the land issue has become in recent years a major concern for the population and for the political and administrative authorities. It is therefore imperative that it is shown in all national development strategies of the Republic of Benin. Also the reviving of a land management based on a knowledge and the endogenous expertise with a modern legislative framework creates a legal dualism the customary land tenure and the modern land tenure. So the importance of this research is to descried the modes of land access in Benin but also to illustrate the problems faced in this process. A clear understanding of the Benin land access modes is very important for sustainable land resources management.

Keywords: Land, issues, access, property rights, Benin