Browsing by Author "Chu, Jessica"

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    Large-scale land acquisitions in Zambia: Evidence to inform policy
    (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015) Chu, Jessica; Phiri, Dimuna
    Land in Zambia plays a vital role in sustaining livelihoods, ensuring food security and reducing poverty. If people are not able to access land (including communal interests, such as lands for grazing or access to water resources), they will be unable to secure rights over their land, participate in decisions over land that they occupy or use, or undertake diverse activities that improve their livelihoods, such as farming and fishing. This can contribute to increased poverty levels and may lead to food insecurity. Promoting good land governance in the process of allocating land for development and managing the different interests and competing claims to land is essential in protecting the livelihoods of many Zambians who depend on land.
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    Large-scale land acquisitions, displacement and resettlement in Zambia
    (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015) Chu, Jessica; Young, Kathleen; Phiri, Dimuna
    The increase in demand for land can be attributed in part to rising incomes among middle-class Zambians, but also to the Zambian government’s drive to boost economic growth and reduce poverty by attracting foreign investors. This increase in leasing and selling land shows substantial demand in a context of increased land scarcity. Cases of unjust displacement, where households are forced off their land without their consent and without compensation, have been widely reported. There are, however, also instances where communities have resisted displacement.