Land Information Generation in Sub-Saharan Africa

A Dual Perspective

Abstract

The study examined land information generation in Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria.  The study adopted a survey research design. A cross-sectional survey of four hundred and forty-one (441) respondents comprising ten (10) respondents from holders of land information within the public and four hundred and thirty-one (431) private sector respondents purposively drawn from the study area. Two hundred and thirty-seven (237) questionnaires were retrieved, representing 53.74% of the respondents sampled. Data obtained from respondents were analysed using descriptive statistical tools. Analysis of the government agencies' respondents’ opinions revealed that government and private organisations hold forms of land information other than cadastral, and survey maps ranked 1^st with a mean value of 8.33. A lot of government personnel are still not aligned with modern land information systems, ranked 2^nd with a mean value of 7.89.  The information retrieval system is at variance with the exponential increase in demand for land due to population growth and urbanisation, ranked 3^rd with a mean value of 6.78. Furthermore, the privately owned organisations that hold land information revealed that the information retrieval system is at variance with the exponential increase in demand for land due to population growth and urbanisation, as it ranked 1^st with a mean value of 7.18 out of 10. Land information still needs to be updated, ranked 2^nd with a mean value of 6.81 out of 10; land information is well organised and managed, ranked 3^rd with a mean value of 6.65. The study, therefore, recommends collaboration between government agencies and privately owned organisations in charge of land in the study area to further foster the development of encompassing land information that will be useful for all.