Space, Markets and Employment in Agricultural Development. Zimbabwe
Examines spatial patterns of agricultural production, processing and marketing and their linkages to local markets
Abstract
Growth in the agricultural sector has long been assumed to automatically benefit the rural non-farm sector, chiefly through various production or consumption expenditure ‘linkages’ including local expenditure by farmers and their workers However, the economic and employment benefits of agriculture crucially depend on the spatial patterns of agricultural production, processing and marketing (and their linkages to local markets). This research examines how these work in Zimbabwe.
These policy findings draw research that examined agriculture and its linkages in 2 areas marked by ‘resettlement’ by emerging small- and medium-scale farmers since the Fast-Track Land Reform of the early 2000s. 2 study sites in Mvurwi and Masvingo Districts were examined, focusing on a range of commodities including tobacco, horticulture and beef.
There is a research report. a policy brief and a booklet on ‘Land reform, commercial agriculture and local economic growth in Zimbabwe’
This research is part of the ‘Space, Markets and Employment in Agricultural Development: Case Studies from Southern Africa’ project
Citation
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Chrispen Sukume, Blasio Mavedzenge, and Felix Murimbarima, Ian Scoones. (2015) Space, Markets and Employment in Agricultural Development. Zimbabwe country report. University of the Western Cape. Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies Research Report 46
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Chrispen Sukume, Blasio Mavedzenge, and Felix Murimbarima. (2015) Space, Markets and Employment in Agricultural Development. Zimbabwe. University of the Western Cape. Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies Policy Brief 37
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Blasio Mavedzenge, Felix Murimbarimba, Ian Scoones and Chrispen Sukume (2015) Land reform, commercial agriculture and local economic growth in Zimbabwe