دراسة التفتت الحيازي في سورية (محافظة درعا)‎

Abstract EN

The study was conducted in Dara’a governorate on a simple random sample consisting of 150 observationst in 15 villages.

The collected data enabled the study of the phenomenon of fragmentation and dispersion of the agricultural holdings.

The study aimed to understand and identify the causes of this phenomenon and to analyze a set of distinct- tive features of the fragmentation of agricultural holdings in Syria, and clarification of time development for this phenomenon and identifying the main factors behind the worsening of this situation and finally to make sug gestions to overcome such a problematic phenomenon.

The degree of fragmentation of holdings in Ezraa ranged between 0.223 - 0.071 and it was in Sanamayn between (0.241 - 0.085) where as in the area of Daraa it was between 0.268 - 0.084.

It has been noticed that the degree of fragmentation was high as a result of inheritance or converting of land to residential areas, while the low degree of fragmentation was observed in small pieces of land where it is sold in most cases.

The value of the Gini coefficient was 0.624 in Daraa , 0.616 in Ezraa and 0.63 in Sanamayn, which refers to inequality in the distribution of holdings .The study concluded that the activation of the role of cooperattives is the most effective solutions to the problem of fragmentation, in addition to prevention of establishmment residential of touristic and, industrial projects on the agricultural areas through providine indirect incentives to farmers who have a small size holding to form collected farming areas.