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Shifts in the Land and Agrarian Question in Africa
Preface – by Brian Kagoro The book offers a powerful and unflinching analysis of Africa’s agrarian crisis, framing land as both a site of global power struggle and internal elite exploitation resulting in dispossession, dehumanisation, and conflict at colonial-era levels. The poor remain trapped between predatory land deals and corrupt national systems, leading to dispossession,
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OPINION | Zimbabwe’s bold new land tenure plan: Here are the many challenges and opportunities that lie ahead
Originally posted on newZWire: https://newzwire.live/opinion-zimbabwes-bold-new-land-tenure-plan-here-are-the-many-challenges-and-opportunities-that-lie-ahead/ By Tendai Murisa The Government of Zimbabwe announced a major shift on land tenure in farms acquired under the fast-track land reform programme. According to the announcement, the government intends to issue a bankable form of title to land where the landowners can borrow against the land and sell the land
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Latest Developments on Land Tenure Reforms in Zimbabwe
Latest Developments on Land Tenure Reforms in Zimbabwe Tendai Murisa, 9 October, 2024 Yesterday (8 October 2024), the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) announced a major shift on land tenure in fast-track farms. According to the announcement, GoZ intends to issue a bankable form of title to land where the owners of the land can borrow
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What If: Land And Agrarian Reform
In this episode, Tendai Murisa and Nontsikelelo Nzula discuss land and agrarian reform. We look at how land reform has affected agricultural practices in Zimbabwe almost 25 years since the fast-track land reform occurred. Was it necessary and why? How should we move on from here?
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Africa needs to rethink land tenure model
Originally posted in NewsDay: https://www.newsday.co.zw/agriculture/article/200027550/africa-needs-to-rethink-land-tenure-model Written by Melody Chikono SIVIO Institute executive director Tendai Murisa says Africa needs to urgently re-look at the land tenure system so that countries are not easily manipulated by elite systems in relation to climate change. The call comes as climate change and energy transitions are causing insecurity and instability in
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