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The implications of the mobility of South African capital for rural youth in Africa: The case of Zambian sugar
(2015)
Developing young people as independent farmers and producers, capable to establish land-based livelihood at their own and on their own terms, seems to be the most desirable option to ensure the rural futures of rural ...
Large-scale land acquisitions in Zambia: Evidence to inform policy
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Land in Zambia plays a vital role in sustaining
livelihoods, ensuring food security and reducing
poverty. If people are not able to access
land (including communal interests, such as
lands for grazing or access to water ...
Large-scale land deals in Southern Africa voices of the people
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2015)
This book presents case studies of large-scale land deals in Southern Africa. It aims to provide an accessible and vivid window into the lived realities and responses of rural people who are affected by such deals. For ...
Large-scale land acquisitions, displacement and resettlement in Zambia
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)
The increase in demand for land can be attributed in part to
rising incomes among middle-class Zambians, but also to the
Zambian government’s drive to boost economic growth and
reduce poverty by attracting foreign ...
Land grabbing from within: Learning from grazing disputes in Western Kavango, Namibia.
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)
In recent years Namibia has received a number of
proposals from multinational agricultural corporations
to develop large-scale irrigation projects, mainly in the
country’s water-rich, north-eastern regions (Odendaal
2011). ...
Large-scale land deals in Southern Africa: voices of the people
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)
This book presents case studies of large-scale land deals in Southern Africa. It aims to provide an accessible and vivid window into the lived realities and responses of rural people who are affected by such deals. For ...