Land taxation of peri-urban agricultural concessions in Kinshasa: towards an incentive model for agricultural production
Mabu Masiala Bode, Gérard Sankiana Malankanga, Jacob Mbanji Kankela, Nono Mbumba Bode
The demographic growth of the city of Kinshasa, its consequences on the population's food needs and the lack of development of peri-urban agricultural land (agricultural concessions) to increase food supply have led this research into land taxation as an incentive mechanism for agricultural operators to develop land acquired under agricultural concessions. The research methodology is based on a literature review (land governance in the DRC, land taxation, agricultural production on agricultural concessions, prices of agricultural land after subdivision), data collection on agricultural concessions in the commune of Mont-Ngafula (agricultural production, subdivision of agricultural concessions, land prices and land tax). The research results show that there are many agricultural concessions in Mont-Ngafula. These concessions are not active in agricultural production, but thanks to the demographic pressure in the area where the agricultural concessions are located, the operators subdivide the land granted to them to benefit from the added value, an operation which brings in more profits to agricultural operators unlike income derived from agricultural activities. To combat the hoarding of agricultural concessions in peri-urban areas of Kinshasa, this communication proposes a new taxation approach which would encourage active agricultural operators (incentives) and discourage inactive operators (coercion).
Event: World Bank Land Conference 2024 - Washington
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