| dc.description.abstract | Over 80% of the populations in Uganda practice agriculture as their main source of income and
women constitute 76% of agriculture labor force. Land is the main asset used by those engaged
in agriculture. Thus land isvital in as far as the social and economic well-being of women in
society is concerned. Not only land is a source of income through agriculture but also a basis for
identity and status within a family and community.However, as of 2017, 33 to 50% of
landholders in the country are affected by land conflicts and these conflicts are related to
competing claims for land use and ownership. The rash for its possession has made land become
the center of controversy and conflict in the community. Worst still it leaves the livelihood of
women who use land as their source of well-being at stake. This study comes against this
backgroundand it particularly examinedthe effects of land conflicts on the socioeconomic
wellbeing of women in Omodoi sub county Katakwi district. It specifically identified the forms
and categories of land conflicts, establishedhow land ownership affects the income and
wellbeing of women, examined the contribution of land access and utilization to health and
educational wellbeing of womenandestablished how land inheritance practices affects the quality
of life of women.
The study employed qualitative research approach and a case study design throughout the
research process. In this study,a selected population from three parishes in six villages of
Omodoi sub-county. The sample size of 85 people was considered purposively and through
simple random sampling.Key informant interview and focus group discussion were used to
collect data which was thematically analyzed to generate the needed information for this study.
The study revealed that the most common forms of land conflicts within the area were land
grabbing, boundary conflicts, neighborhood conflict, grazing conflict and boundary conflict.
Land ownership greatly affected the income and wellbeing of Womenbecause many of them did
not have access to land, a situation that limited them from engaging in agricultural activities.
Land conflicts affected women’s access to land and this greatly affected their health and
education wellbeing. Besides land inheritance practices do not favor women as it accords more
opportunity of owning land to men than to women in the community.
Conclusively,the findings revealed that land conflicts in Omodoi sub-county Katakwi district are
as a result of land grabbing, boundary conflicts, neighborhood conflict, grazing conflict,
boundary conflictshad affected the wellbeing of women. Culture and patriarchy greatly
reproduce the subordination of women and this greatly limits their productive capacity with the
76% labour force left to waste. Thestudy recommends the following: the need to intensify rights
activism and campaign on sensitizing women on their rights over land. The government through
the parliament should enact or quicken the passing of the domestic laws which empower women
to acquire land. The clans should appoint heads with some knowledge about equality land rights.
Sensitization of the local leaders with the human rights laws. The parents should write their will
when alive and they should put in consideration the girl child rights. The courts should
expeditiously handle land related cases within time. Once land cases are resolved in time. There
would be less land related conflicts. | en_US |
