An empirical study on the implementation of agricultural land use rights among ethnic minority communities in Nam Dong District, Hue City

Abstract

This research was conducted to evaluate the implementation of land use rights and the level of satisfaction of ethnic minorities in Nam Dong district, Hue city. The study used random sampling method to select 138 ethnic minority households for investigation and used Likert's 5–level scale to evaluate. In the period of 2019–2023, there were 5,577 records of land use rights of ethnic minority households and individuals. Of which, the number of records of land use rights mortgage registration was the highest with 2,612 records; followed by 1,362 records of transferred area and 1,081 records of lease registration; the lowest number of records was inheritance with 522 records. The average score assessing the satisfaction of ethnic minority households in the study area with the criteria during their participation in the implementation of land use rights at local state agencies mostly has a value between  average and satisfied. The level of satisfaction among ethnic minority communities regarding the implementation of agricultural land use rights in Thuong Long commune was assessed to be higher across several criteria compared to Thuong Quang commune. The study also proposed a number of solutions tailored to local practical conditions, aiming to enhance the effectiveness of ensuring agricultural land use rights for ethnic minority communities.