Contested paradigms of ‘viability’ in redistributive land reform: perspectives from southern Africa

Cousins, Ben; Scoones, Ian

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“…If a label were to be granted to this landscape in order to reward inhabitants for their contribution to landscape building, conservation and management, the benefits raised from the added-value generated by the label could become an individual additional income for farmers, or could be collected and distributed at the whole landscape level through community development projects, thus integrating all stakeholders and providing an integrated solution to sustain biodiversity while improving livelihood. The possibility of characterizing landscape performance is in line with several recent studies highlighting the need for promoting multiple uses of land in Southern Africa [33,34].…”

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Designing an Index to Reveal the Potential of Multipurpose Landscapes in Southern Africa

Torquebiau

Cholet

Ferguson

et al. 2013

Land

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Multipurpose mosaic ("ecoagriculture") landscapes can serve the purpose of land sharing to combine objectives of agricultural production and biodiversity conservation. Rewarding the people who shape and maintain those landscapes could act as a mechanism to generate added-value representing an indirect payment for ecosystem services. We investigated the feasibility of such an approach in two areas in Southern Africa differing in spatial configurations, history and socio-economic context. We designed and tested a composite index describing the state of each landscape in terms of ecoagriculture criteria (conservation, production, institutions and livelihood) and ecosystem services (provisioning, regulating and cultural services). The resulting index is made up of different sets of data each comprising 40 scores, obtained from stakeholders' participatory interviews. Ecosystem services are in general assigned more importance than ecoagriculture criteria. In both cases, cultural services receive the highest scores, whereas the lowest ones are attributed to the livelihood and institutions in the Zimbabwean and South African sites, respectively. Index values reveal that the South African site, where there is more integration between land-use units, does better in terms of a landscape performing multiple functions. Provided relevant stakeholders are involved and a certification mechanism is developed, the landscape labelling index can be used to recognize and reward the value of outstanding rural landscapes. OPEN ACCESSLand 2013, 2 706

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Designing an Index to Reveal the Potential of Multipurpose Landscapes in Southern Africa

Torquebiau

Cholet

Ferguson

et al. 2013

Land

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“…The heterogeneity of criteria in terms of the seven aspects of success and the perspective of definition bear the risk that these criteria are used selectively. Cousins and Scoones emphasize that not only the definition of success, but also the political view of contributors, largely determines research approach and results [31]. Their extensive synopsis provides a detailed analysis of diverging land reform criteria in different analytical frameworks [31].…”

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“…Cousins and Scoones emphasize that not only the definition of success, but also the political view of contributors, largely determines research approach and results [31]. Their extensive synopsis provides a detailed analysis of diverging land reform criteria in different analytical frameworks [31]. The authors contrasted approaches to land reform assessment among six socioeconomic paradigms: neo-classical economics, new institutional economics, livelihood perspectives, welfarist approaches, radical political economy and Marxism.…”

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“…Cousins and Scoones concluded furthermore that assessments of viability "…must embrace heterogeneity, complexity, and competition in relation to multiple objectives… multiple scales… and multiple contexts…" [31]. Geospatial methods such as remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), are possible solutions to deliver this additional information on the redistribution process and its effects.…”

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“Bring Back the Land”—A Call to Refocus on the Spatial Dimension of Zimbabwe’s Land Reform

Hentze

Menz

2015

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Abstract:In this article, we argue that research on land reform in the nation of Zimbabwe has overlooked possibilities of integrating geospatial methods into analyses and, at the same time, geographers have not adequately developed techniques for this application. Scholars have generally been captured within the debate focused on the success or failure of the Zimbabwean land reform program, and have neglected to analyze what has occurred where during the process of "fast-track land reform". To date, no extensive national dataset of land ownership change, and the effect of this change on land use planning strategies, has been developed within the scientific community. As a result, most publications, even very detailed and thorough ones, have been based on regional case studies, broad estimates, or on outdated, cross-referenced statistics. To overcome the lack of spatio-temporal data, we propose an analytic framework to map Zimbabwe's fast-track land reform and its country-wide effects. It emphasizes the potential of geographic information systems and satellite remote sensing to provide an objective basis for future studies of the subject.

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“…Box 3 highlights the criteria for sustainability rating in agricultural land management. Agricultural policies and programmes that may contribute to sustainable land management may include a number of specific measures including broadening access to agricultural inputs, improved research and extension service, introduction of smallholder friendly technologies, soil conservation, improving access to domestic and international markets, irrigation, developing producer cooperatives and associations, and promoting family planning to reduce land use pressure, and land redistribution targeting access women (Cousins & Scoones, 2010;Scoones et al, 1996).…”

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Institutional Requirements for Building Resilience and Sustainability in Agricultural Land Management in the Central African Sub-region

Molua¹,

Kagwanja²

2015

JMS

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Land is critical for economic and socio-cultural development, as well as the core of structural intervention to promote good governance, decentralization and sustainable development. However, Central Africa's current land policies, legislations and administration are remnants of the legacies of the colonial period, which has led to simmering tensions that constrain meaningful development. This paper reviews the centrality of land in promoting better livelihoods, and examines the institutional requirements for building resilience and sustainability in agricultural land management in the Central African sub-region. Comprehensive principles for better agricultural land management in the advent of large-scale land investments are examined. The paper asserts that promoting resilience and sustainability in land management requires that land policy development and implementation is promoted as a package of interlinked measures which includes an effective land administration. The paper concludes that for a win-win outcome, a strategic plan is required for the continued implementation of land policy in a coordinated and timely manner, and efforts made to sequence policy reforms and institutional changes so that they can be adopted and implemented within the existing historical and political context.

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Contested paradigms of ‘viability’ in redistributive land reform: perspectives from southern Africa

Cited by 83 publications

References 37 publications

Designing an Index to Reveal the Potential of Multipurpose Landscapes in Southern Africa

Designing an Index to Reveal the Potential of Multipurpose Landscapes in Southern Africa

“Bring Back the Land”—A Call to Refocus on the Spatial Dimension of Zimbabwe’s Land Reform

Institutional Requirements for Building Resilience and Sustainability in Agricultural Land Management in the Central African Sub-region

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