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    No clear grounds

    No Clear Grounds

    The impact of land privatisation on smallhold farmers’ food security in Zambia

    Reports & Research
    March, 2014
    Zambia
    Land & Food Security
    Land & Investments
    agricultural land management
    agriculture
    conflict of interest
    customary land rights
    land administration

    The global finance, energy and food crises are fuelling a global rush for land in developing countries. In their search for land, political leaders and investors look to Africa as a potential food supplier for the rest of the world. However, the current trend of land liberalisation rarely offers a solution to sustainable food production and poverty reduction among smallhold farmers in rural areas, as shown by this case study.

  2. Library Resource
    Agric growth

    Agricultural Growth and Investment Options for Poverty Reduction in Zambia

    Policy Papers & Briefs
    September, 2008
    Zambia
    Land & Food Security
    agrarian reform
    agricultural and rural legislation
    agricultural land management
    agriculture

    Zambia has experienced strong economic performance since 1999. However, agriculture has not performed as well as the rest of the economy, and although the incidence of poverty has declined, it still

    remains high. The Zambian government, within the framework of the Fifth National Development Plan

  3. Library Resource
    LSLA in Zambia

    Large Scale Agricultural Investments under Poor Governance Systems

    Actors and Institutions in the Case of Zambia

    Conference Papers & Reports
    April, 2012
    Zambia
    Land & Food Security
    Land & Investments
    agricultural and rural legislation
    agriculture
    customary land rights

    This paper analyses the Zambian land governance system, the actors and institutions shaping it and its reaction to the new interest in farmland. We draw theories from New Institutional Economics and base our empirical analyses on expert interviews and focus group discussions conducted in Zambia. 


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