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    Agricultural commercialisation in Meru County, Kenya: What are the policy implications?
    (Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2016) Hakizimana, Cyriaque
    Our study aimed to engage these debates. The study was carried out in Kenya’s Meru County and examined three agricultural farming models: outgrowers, medium-scale commercial farms and a plantation. This was part of the ‘Land and Agricultural Commercialisation in Africa’ research project conducted in Ghana, Kenya and Zambia. The study provides a comparative perspective across the models on land, labour, employment, livelihoods and economic linkages. It used a mixed methods approach, including qualitative and quantitative methods and detailed life histories.
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    Evidence from three models of land and agricultural commercialization: Impacts on local livelihoods in Zambia
    (Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2016) Matenga, Chrispin Radoka
    The approach favoured by most donors is to stimulate growth in smallholder agriculture by a variety of interventions ranging from production technology to market development. Some, however, contend that agricultural productivity can better be enhanced through large-scale commercial farming. Such views have underpinned a resurgence of plantations mimicking or reviving the colonial estates and state farms from the early post-colonial era. Large-scale land acquisitions have raised concerns about loss of land and livelihoods by rural communities but also could present opportunities for expanding employment and economic growth.