Grasian Mkodzongi - Land and Agrarian Transformation in Zimbabwe

Land and Agrarian Transformation in Zimbabwe

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This book explores the outcomes of Zimbabwes Fast Track Land Reform Program (FTLRP) which commenced in 2000. It pays particular attention to the changing dynamics of rural livelihoods occasioned by the land reform. The book is a result of a doctoral thesis submitted to the University of Edinburgh in 2013 and follow-up fieldwork as part of ongoing research on the interface of land and agrarian reform, extractives and rural livelihoods in Mhondoro Ngezi in central Zimbabwe. Since 2010 when fieldwork for the data utilized in this book was undertaken, there have been many developments in Zimbabwe which need to be captured in order to provide a more recent picture of the outcomes of Zimbabwes FTLRP. A major development which took place recently was the ouster of Zimbabwes late former president, Robert Mugabe, by a military-assisted coup in late 2017. While his removal was celebrated by the majority of Zimbabweans, such celebrations seem to have been too early as the economic situation has worsened under the leadership of Emmerson Mnangagwa. The situation is characterized by the widespread shortage of fuel and frequent electricity outages which have crippled industry, leading many people to question the leadership of Emmerson Mnangagwa and his so-called new dispensation.