{A total of 21 experts and researchers from Eastern African Land Administration Network (EALAN) are attending a symposium at the Institute of Applied Sciences (INES) to seek ways of better and effective land management and optimization of benefits, an event sponsored by the Government of Rwanda in collaboration with the Netherlands.}
The experts, a majority of who are lecturers from schools of land management in Ethiopia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Kenya, Burundi, and Democratic Republic of Congo have observed that Rwanda is among countries that have demonstrated commitment to proper land husbandry.
Mireille Biraro, a lecturer at INES Ruhengeri said: “Rwanda faces a challenge presented by its topography which calls for better land management practices.”
Venant Nyandwi, another participant noted that governments should accept their research outcomes aimed at land preservation and called citizens to respect government policies.
Participants in general have lauded Rwanda’s action of registering land and requested other countries to copy a lesson from such experience.
Father, Dr. Fabien Hagenimana, the rector of INES Ruhengeri requested people to intensively utilize their land other than employing traditional methods in tilling and other forms of exploitation of the resource.
“The land can be a source of wealth if well used and become a source of conflict if misused. We must use our land sustainably without compromising future generations,” he said.
The meeting that kicked off yesterday will last four days. Eastern African Land Administration Network (EALAN) was launched in 2008 and connects over 12 higher learning institutes and universities teaching land use and management.
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