Abstract:
This study was aimed to investigate the institutional arrangement, Challenges and prospects
of urban land supply for investment purposes in Jimma City Administration, Oromia National
Regional State, Southwest Ethiopia. To meet the intended target, a cross-sectional research
design was utilized. The unit of analysis of the study was both governmental and private investments. To answer research questions and attain those research objectives stated earlier,
both primary and secondary data sources were employed. The primary data were gathered
from respondents, while secondary data were gathered through document analysis. The sampling process was undertaken at two different stages. The first stage sampling involved the
selection of total number of private investors who received investment permits from the Jimma town was stratified into four sectors using type of their investment sector activates. The
second stage to draw a sample of the study simple random sampling was applied to select
177 private investors while purposive sampling technique was employed to select 17 government officials. Empirical data was collected using both primary and secondary sources.
Questionnaire was use to gather data from private investors; in depth interview was done
with governmental officials; and observation was employed to gather data from the field
through non participant observation. Data collected from different sources was presented in
the form of tables, photo, and charts. The results show that formal urban land supply system
for investment purpose is not encouraging private investors in Jimma town. Challenges of
formal urban land supply system for investment purposes are affect the socio-economic development of the town. Finally, to address these challenges and solve the problems the suggested responses are forwarded to the town administration, concerned bodies and stakeholders in order to prepare manageable procedures, examine state-wide role of stakeholders, and
provide strategies to reduce challenges of urban land supply system for investment uses.
