Focus on Africa: Uganda Lesson Brief, Land for Private Investors and Economic Development

This lesson brief examines the law and practice of allocating land in the protected estate for private investment. It is part of the Uganda module on the Focus on Africa: Land Tenure and Property Rights online educational tool. Private investors need land to conduct their business. Little, if any, land in Uganda, however, is vacant, idle and unclaimed. As a result, many countries experience difficulties securing land for their operations. To facilitate investment, the government is helping companies secure land. In recent years, the government has sought to allocate land in forest reserves and other protected areas for economic development purposes.