Socio-Economic Land Data Inventory and Improvement Strategy in Botswana

The objective of this policy note is to inform the government of Botswana, especially the Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services, mandated to oversee land administration and management in the country, that Botswana lacks comprehensive datasets on socio-economic aspects of land and land-related issues to effectively inform land policy decisions in the country. Socioeconomic surveys conducted by Statistics Botswana are not focused on land matters. Survey questionnaires that are used to collect data lacked many thematic and targeted questions on socio-economic aspects of land and landPOLICY BRIEF Socio-Economic Land Data Inventory and Improvement Strategy in Botswana