Elite land grabbing in Namibian communal areas and its impact on subsistence farmers’ livelihoods

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2011

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PLAAS, University of the Western Cape

Abstract

This brief examines some emerging trends and dynamics in changing power relations in rural Namibian communities due to emerging new elites and the threats to subsistence farmers’ access to communal land and natural resources.

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Land grabs, Namibia, Communal land access, Subsistence farming, Land enclosures, Natural resource management

Citation

Odendaal, W. (2011). Elite land grabbing in Namibian communal areas and its impact on subsistence farmers’ livelihoods. Policy Brief 33. PLAAS, University of the Western Cape

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