Patterns of Land Holding and Land Distribution in the Ife Division of Western Nigeria
- 23 January 1971
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Africa
- Vol. 41 (1) , 42-53
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1159677
Abstract
The Pattern of Land Holding: The holding of land in the Ife Division is governed by a multiplicity of arrangements. Some ‘own’ land in the ordinary sense of the term; some enjoy unrestricted rights over property which in fact belongs to the ebi and not to the individual; and others again hold by leases or grants which permit cultivation under a host of different conditions. A listing based on legal and conventional norms would consequently run to considerable length, and the sheer number of discernible types may well bewilder rather than clarify.Keywords
This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Nigerian Land Law and CustomAfrican Affairs, 1952