Uzbekistan's Dehqan Farms' Land Policy

Motives and intentions for revisions and amendments in land policies need to be clear and transparent involving all stakeholders, and specially farmers. Possible bureaucratic barriers, withholding the dehqan farmers from registering their activities, need to be better studied and eliminated. The rural community could benefit from formally allowing dehqan farmers to obtain additional land plots for both cropping seasons through transparent market mechanisms. Strong dehqan farms' tenure security with respect to use rights, control rights, and transferability of land rights enhances rural investment and agricultural productivity. Linking tenure rights to the land-use efficiency, even if triggered by good motives, might lead to adverse consequences.