Zambia to learn from India’s Land Management

Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Sylvia Masebo says Zambia is keen to learn from India’s land management.

The media reports that Ms Masebo pointed out that Zambia is impressed with how India has managed land despite having a high population.

She said Zambia has a lot to learn from India how that country has effectively managed the use of land administration.

The Minister said this when Indian High Commissioner to Zambia Alok Ranjan Jha paid a courtesy call on her at the office.

Ms Masebo stressed that Zambia wants to learn from India’s digital Land records modernisation.

She said Zambia’s digitalisation and integration programme is still in its infancy.

“I think we can learn a lot from you on how you are managing the land in your country,” said Ms Masebo.

She called for deepening cooperation with India in the area of land administration and management.

Ms Masebo said the Ministry of Lands is looking forward to signing an MOU with Indian in the area of land management.

Ms Masebo noted that such an MOU will greatly benefit the country on land management.

Ms Masebo earlier informed the Indian High Commissioner that her Ministry is in the process of amending the Land Act of 1995.

She explained that the amending of the Land Act is meant to realign it with the new constitution which was amended a few years ago.

Ms Masebo further disclosed that the ministry is in a process of consulting stakeholders on the amending of the Land Act.

Meanwhile, Ms Masebo has wooed investors from India to consider investing in the agriculture sector.

She said Zambia has readily available land for investing in agriculture.

And Indian High Commissioner, Alok Ranjan Jha said his country is happy to share with Zambia how it has effectively managed land administration.

Mr Jha pointed out that the strong enforcement of regulations governing land use is what has contributed to order in the administration of land in India.

He said India seems to handle the management of land well because of strong regulation enforcement.