Agrarian land reforms in Zimbabwe : are women beneficiaries or mere agents?

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2011

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Institute of Environmental Studies (IES), University of Zimbabwe (UZ)

Abstract

This paper specifically addresses the hypothesis that access to land and forest resources is gendered and poverty-related among land reform migrants in Zimbabwe. Post-independence land reform in Zimbabwe has tended to focus on addressing racial imbalances without due attention to other social issues such as gender imbalances. There is disparity in the access to resettlement land between men and women. The two–year project assesses linkages between migration, rural poverty and forest resource management in Chimanimani district in Zimbabwe. Recommendations include coordination of land registration structures so that policy is easily translated and implemented, with involvement of women as key.

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LAND REFORM, FOREST RESOURCES, GENDER ANALYSIS, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, ZIMBABWE, LAND TENURE, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, POLICY IMPLEMENTATION, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, SOUTH OF SAHARA, WOMEN FARMERS

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