(a)List six types of land tenure systems. (b) Discuss five reasons why the government should enforce the land use legislation.

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(a) Six types of land tenure systems

1. Communal land tenure (land owned by the community/village).
2. Inheritance land tenure (land passed down within the family).
3. Freehold land tenure (outright individual ownership by purchase).
4. Leasehold land tenure (land held for a fixed period by agreement).
5. Rent/tenant land tenure (land held by paying rent to the owner).
6. Gift land tenure (land acquired as a gift).

(Others acceptable: pledge tenure, tenant-at-will, government/state land acquisition.)

(b) Five reasons why the government should enforce land use legislation

• To ensure orderly and planned use of land, preventing indiscriminate development.
• To make land readily available and accessible for large-scale agricultural production.
• To reduce or settle disputes and litigation over land ownership.
• To make it easier for farmers to obtain land as collateral to secure agricultural loans.
• To prevent fragmentation of land into uneconomically small holdings.
• To promote conservation and prevent misuse or degradation of land resources.
• To ensure fair distribution of land and check land speculation by a few individuals.