Customary tenure
Alternative label:
Broader terms:
Customary law
Land tenure
Narrower terms:
Indigenous tenure system
Related terms:
Definition:
Tenure of indigenous communities, administered in accordance with their customs. Some African countries may have given legal status to customary tenure. It often includes communal rights to pastures and exclusive private rights to agricultural and residential parcels.
Scope Note:
FAO (2002) concept
Identifier:
http://www.cadastralvocabulary.org/CaLAThe/CustomaryTenure
Exact match:
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_56c34d4d
In other Languages:
Danish: Sædvaneretlig ejendomsbesiddelse
Turkish: Geleneksel arazi rejimi
Malay: Pemilikan adat
Dutch: -
