Considering the multiple purposes of land in Zimbabwe's economic recovery

• Autores: Charles M. Chavunduka, Daniel W. Bromley
• Localización: Land use policy: The International Journal Covering All Aspects of Land Use, ISSN 0264-8377, ISSN-e 1873-5754, Nº. 30, 2013, págs. 670-676
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A preoccupation with the idea of land as a productive asset continues to dominate donor policy prescriptions imposed on poor nations of the world. The presumption is that a view of land as a productive asset implies security which then induces investment and improvements in agricultural productivity.

    Emerging evidence from Zimbabwe´s fast track land reform programme shows a nuanced and complex picture whereby land has multiple and often conflicting meanings to individuals, groups, and the state:

    as a productive asset, political instrument, symbol of belonging, and as a safety net for the poor. Any policy to support a revitalized agricultural sector in post - crisis Zimbabwe will need to take account of the multiple meanings of land and build on emerging trends of land reform beneficiary, white farmer, and private sector collaboration; as well as livelihoods diversification.