Commercialisation of land in Namibia’s communal land areas: A critical look at potential irrigation projects in Kavango East and Zambezi regions

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dc.contributor.authorThiem, Maarit
dc.contributor.authorMuduva, Theodor
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-13T10:28:07Z
dc.date.available2019-03-13T10:28:07Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractLarge-scale land acquisitions by both foreign and local investors for agriculture, forestry and wildlife purposes, among others, remain a major challenge for African governments. In recent years, the Namibian government through various ministries received proposals from multinational agribusiness to develop large-scale agricultural irrigation projects. However, only a few of these proposed largescale projects have materialised or have been operationalised. This study is aimed at investigating land acquisitions by private and/ or foreign investors (large-scale agricultural investors) in Namibia’s communal land areas. The purpose of the study is, among others, to ascertain the socio-economic impacts of such deals on communities, whether legal requirements are adhered to before land for such deals is acquired or allocated, and whether community members can protect or defend their land rights or successfully oppose such deals if such is not in their interest.en_US
dc.identifier.citationThiem, M. et al. (2015). Commercialisation of land in Namibia’s communal land areas: A critical look at potential irrigation projects in Kavango East and Zambezi regions. Research Report 49. Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Capeen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/4501
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInstitute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Capeen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesResearch Report;49
dc.subjectCommercialisationen_US
dc.subjectLanden_US
dc.subjectCommunal Land Areasen_US
dc.subjectNamibiaen_US
dc.subjectIrrigation projectsen_US
dc.titleCommercialisation of land in Namibia’s communal land areas: A critical look at potential irrigation projects in Kavango East and Zambezi regionsen_US
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