Land, investment and production in agrarian transformation in Zimbabwe

Charles Chavunduka, Romeo Dipura and Vimbai Vudzijena

Land Use Policy, 2021, vol. 105, issue C

Abstract: The study reviews the Fast Track Land Reform Programme in Zimbabwe and investigates the extent to which it provided incentives for investment and technology adoption to increase labor productivity in the agricultural sector. It is informed by an agrarian transformation theoretical framework that is underpinned by Engel’s Law and the Timmer-Mellor development trajectory. Use is made of a desk study of relevant literature and empirical data drawn from various organizations that have been tracking the progress of the land reform programme. Findings from the study show that the Fast Track Land Reform Programme delivered well on equity and social justice but much less on land use efficiency and environmental conservation as technology adoption and investment by reform beneficiaries remained low. Low public investments in infrastructure and services constrained trade and agrarian transformation. Land reform that integrates technology adoption and investments is needed and scope exists towards this through proper attention to land governance, land tenure and macroeconomic policies in general. Good land governance has a positive impact on public and private investment and therefore technology adoption, the key ingredient for increased labor productivity in the agricultural sector.

Keywords: Land; Land reform; Investment; Labor productivity; Transformation, Zimbabwe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105371

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