USAID to Help Kyrgyz Government Conduct Land Reform Pilot
On June 1st, the Government of Kyrgyzstan approved a list of ten pilot communities to test new principles for management and use of land contained in the Land Redistribution Fund. The program will be conducted in collaboration between the USAID Land Reform and Market Development Project, the State Immovable Property Registration Agency, and local administrations and communities.
Currently 25% of all country’s arable land is retained in the state-owned Land Redistribution Fund, which is managed by heads of local administrations. The USAID project will assist the Kyrgyz Government in designing a strategy on the future use of the fund, based on the results of the ten pilots. Each pilot will begin with a survey of the land owned by the Land Redistribution Fund. When the community decides how to use the land, USAID will assist in determining auction mechanisms to sell the lease rights for lands slated for long-term lease. USAID will also help to decide the size, borders, and the lease rights of the lots. Upon completion of the pilots, the USAID Land Reform and Market Development Project, implemented by Chemonics, and local counterparts will submit their findings and recommendations to the Government of Kyrgyzstan.
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USAID’s project will help test Kyrgyz land reform principles
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