Bachelor of Land Administration at Polytechnic of Namibia

What is Land Administration?

Land administration is the way in which the rules of land tenure are applied and made operational. Land administration, whether formal or informal, comprises an extensive range of systems and processes to administer. 

Entry Requirement

30 points in 5 subjects of which a score of at least 18 points must have been obtained for Mathematics, English, Geography and Physics on NSSC Ordinary level.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does a land administrator do?

Land administrators oversee particular parcels of land, performing a variety of tasks such as processing property transfers for clients and gathering revenue through sales, leasing, and taxes.

What is a surface land administrator?

The Surface Land Administrator will work closely with the Senior Surface Land Coordinator and provide timely and accurate technical assistance to the Land Department in order to facilitate efficient planning and execution of Land projects.

What is the role of land?

The land is considered an important resource as it provides habitation to many flora and fauna. Human beings use it for various purposes such as agriculture, forestry, mining, building houses and roads, and setting up industries. Both physical and human factors determine land-use patterns.

What is the importance of land in production?

Fundamentally speaking, ‘land’ is the original source of all material wealth and it is of immense rise to mankind. In spite of being a passive factor, it is an important factor of production. An overall economic prosperity of a country is directly related to the richness of its natural resources.

What is land productivity?

Land productivity is an indication of the level of sustainable land use, calculated as the relationship between land quality in general productive terms and what is obtained as output.

What are the concepts of land?

The basic concept of land is that it is a specific piece of earth, a property with clearly delineated boundaries, that has an owner. You can view the concept of land in different ways, depending on its context, and the circumstances under which it’s being analyzed.

How can the productivity of land be increased?

Methods to increase land productivity are: Farmers need to use high-yielding variety of seeds, adequate amount of chemicals or bio-fertilisers and pesticides, and improved agricultural implements such as power tillers or tractors.

What is land degradation?

Land degradation is caused by multiple forces, including extreme weather conditions, particularly drought. It is also caused by human activities that pollute or degrade the quality of soils and land utility.

What are the types of agricultural land?

Agricultural lands consist of three main types: (1) arable land (including cropland and fallows), (2) land under permanent crops, and (3) pastures and hayfield

What is land according to law?

Land legally includes all houses and other buildings standing or built on it. Moreover, land includes that part of the property which is in a direct line between the surface and the centre of the earth, such as mines of metals and fossils. In other words, land is defined as a real property.

What is principle of land use planning?

The function of land use planning is to guide decisions on land use in such a way that the resources of the environment are put to the most beneficial use for man, whiles at the same time conserving those resources for the future.

What are the problems of land management?

Land administration system is conventional and characterised by inefficiency and corruption. Some of the major problems facing the country in managing rural land are: outdated and inadequate land related policies and land laws, inequality of land ownership and landlessness, as well as increasing conflicts over land.

What is land tenure law?

At its most basic, “land tenure” refers to the rights of people or communities to manage (own and use) the land that they reside on. Meaning, if you reside on the land, you get to have control over managing it? Sort of — it’s not that simple.

What is land conservation?

Land conservation concerns the flow of water resources across agricultural land (which can cause flooding and landslides) and the loss of soil sediment from agricultural land into rivers, lakes and reservoirs. Source Publication: Environmental Indicators for Agriculture – Vol.

What is land property rights?

Land rights do not just pertain to the right of ownership. They also refer to access, use, possession and occupation of land, and security of such use, possession or tenure. Local and national landowning and land use systems vary considerably from country to country and, frequently, within countries.