Land Sector Strategy Plan 2013 - 2023.

Land Sector Strategy Plan 2013 - 2023 (LSSP II) is intended to provide the operational framework for advancing land sector reforms necessary to frame and safeguard Uganda’s land tenure system and rights for land users; streamline and modernize land delivery; encourage optimal use of land and natural resources; and facilitate broad-based socioeconomic advancement without overburdening and threatening the national ecological balance.
The LSSP II promotes to make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable. Important policy principles guiding the land sector and use of Uganda’s land resources include: Land must be productively used and sustainably managed for increased contribution to economic productivity and commercial competitiveness; Management of land resources must mitigate environmental effects, reverse decline in soil quality and land quality. Strategic Objective 2 of the LSSP II is: “To ensure efficient management, utilization, and protection of land and land based resources for transforming Uganda’s economy.” Strategies for achievement of LSSP-II Strategic Objectives 2 are proposed, including: 1. Develop and implement the National and Sub-national Physical development plans; 2. Develop and implement land use and physical development plans at regional, district and municipal levels 3. Ensure proper land use practices comply with sound environmental and natural resources management; 4. Ensure equitable access to land for orderly development of urban and rural settlements 5. Identify, assess, inventory and register Government Land 6. Improve accessibility of land services to Land and rental market; etc.
The LSSP II seeks to contribute to poverty reduction. Important policy principles guiding the land sector and use of Uganda’s land resources include: Land is a basic natural resource central to the development of Uganda, its use and development must contribute to poverty reduction; Access to and transmission of land must reflect concern with equity and justice irrespective of gender. Strategic Objective 3 of the LSSP II is: “To improve equity in access to land, livelihood opportunities and tenure security of vulnerable groups.” Strategies for achievement of LSSP-II Strategic Objectives 2 are proposed, including: 1 Strengthen land dispute mechanisms, institutions and structures. 2 Strengthen the land rights for the poor and vulnerable groups. 3 Operationalize the Land Fund to provide improved land access 4 Streamline and integrate Traditional Land Administration with formal systems. 5 Increase provision of public information on land rights.
The LSSP II contributes to increasing the resilience of livelihoods to disasters. One of the major objectives of the Land Fund is for it to be a catalyst for implementing key Government policies which include resettlement in the event of natural disasters, poverty eradication, agricultural modernization and gender equality.