Land tenure rights and poverty reduction in Mafela resettlement community (Matobo District, Zimbabwe)

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dc.contributor.advisorIsaacs, Moenieba
dc.contributor.authorNcube, Richmond
dc.contributor.otherProgramme for Land and Agrarian Studies
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-13T12:31:00Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-11T08:01:15Z
dc.date.available2013/05/02
dc.date.available2013/05/02 09:53
dc.date.available2014-03-13T12:31:00Z
dc.date.available2024-11-11T08:01:15Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.descriptionMagister Philosophiae (Land and Agrarian Studies) - MPhil(LAS)en_US
dc.description.abstractIn this research, I present critical facts about Land Tenure Systems and Poverty Reduction processes in Mafela Resettlement community. I focus mainly on the Post-Fast Track Land Reform (2004 ; 2011) period and the interactive processes in this new resettlement area. The research - premised on the rights approach - sought to explore land tenure rights systems and poverty reduction mechanisms seen by the Mafela community to be improving their livelihoods; it also sought to find out if there is evidence linking tenure rights to poverty reduction and how land tenure rights governance systems affect their livelihoods. Suffice to say in both the animal kingdom and human world, territorial space and integrity, its demarcation as well as how resources are used within the space, given the area - calls for a - defined system of rights by the residents themselves. Whilst it is true that there is no one story about Zimbabwens land reform (Scoones et al 2011) the contribution of this research towards insights emanating from the newly resettled farmers adds another invaluable contribution in the realm of rural development issues. The oft rigidified perceptions about the land reform in Zimbabwe as having dismally failed draw contrasting findings from this research. The findings, themselves drawn mainly through interviews, seem to suggest that there are indeed improved livelihoods for resettled farmers more than what is generally believed from a distance. The perception that secure tenure rights (among other myths) determines livelihoods improvement also revealed otherwise with Mafela community. The resettlers dynamic socio-economic milieu presents opportunities and challenges which only the resettled farmers can solve if given adequate support and empowerment in terms of decision making processes. The power basis wielded by the war veterans and the culture of top-down decision making processes as lamented by the resettled farmers suggest that the evolution of resettlements is still far from over. This research therefore hopes to challenge its readers and other stakeholders to engage with issues and recommendations raised here in order for a rethink about land tenure rights and poverty reduction initiatives associated with the new resettlement areas in Zimbabwe in general.en_US
dc.description.countrySouth Africa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/19532
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright: University of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectZimbabween_US
dc.subjectMafela Resettlementen_US
dc.subjectTenure Rightsen_US
dc.subjectPrivate Rightsen_US
dc.subjectCommunal/Collective Rightsen_US
dc.subjectRights Governanceen_US
dc.subjectPovertyen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectPoweren_US
dc.subjectLivelihoodsen_US
dc.titleLand tenure rights and poverty reduction in Mafela resettlement community (Matobo District, Zimbabwe)en_US

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