Reasons Why Government Should Enforce the Land Use Legislation

1. Security of Tenure:

This is to save farmers from unreasonable eviction.

2. Land Improvement:

To allow large-scale improvement such as irrigationIrrigation is the artificial application of water to the soil through various systems of tubes, pumps, and sprays. It helps grow crops, landscape plants, and lawns. Irrigation is usually used in... More, drainage and soil conservation, to achieve a reasonable standard of efficient production for a long time.

3. Influence on Size of Holdings:

To prevent land fragmentationLand fragmentation is defined as the division of land into discrete plots dispersed over a wide area but owned by a single household. In areas of high population density such as... More and encourage large agricultural production.

4. Government Projects:

To make large plots of land available for government-sponsored development of large-scale farms or resettlement schemes.

5. Freedom of Enterprise:

To encourage freedom of farming, in a situation where there are regulations, normsA norm is a rule, standard, or pattern for action. Social norm refers to shared standards of acceptable behaviour by a group of people. The norms in any society are based... More or traditional views that militate against such freedom.

6. Land Litigation:

To reduce the number of land litigations among the citizens.

7. To Ensure Proper Land Use:

This is to ensure that agricultural land is not diverted to non-agricultural purposes.