Command Agriculture: Local Knowledge and External Development Models in Rural Zimbabwe-The Case of the Makwe Irrigation Scheme.

Mabhena, Clifford

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“…It fits into the broad sustainable development agenda and FTLRP initiatives meant to restore Zimbabwe’s lost pride and breadbasket status. Mabhena (2013) posits that the Command Agriculture is geared mainly towards boosting cereal production to boost national food reserves. This agricultural model targeted irrigation schemes nationwide (Mabhena, 2013).…”

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“…Mabhena (2013) posits that the Command Agriculture is geared mainly towards boosting cereal production to boost national food reserves. This agricultural model targeted irrigation schemes nationwide (Mabhena, 2013). This study answers pertinent questions on the effectiveness of the Command Agriculture Programme in improving food production and security among communal farmer households.…”

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An Evaluation of Command Agriculture and Food Security Among Communal Farmers in Rural Zimbabwe

Musonza,

Hlungwani

2024

Journal of Land and Rural Studies

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The Zimbabwean government commissioned the Command Agriculture Programme as one of the follow-up programmes to the land reform programme in 2016–2017 seasons. The programme sought to increase food and nutrition security and reduce import bill by increasing sustainable agricultural production. Mixed sentiments and debates have emerged on whether the programme has been effective enough to fulfil its objective. In light of this background, this research sought to assess the effectiveness of Command Agriculture among communal farmers in Murehwa district who have been part of the beneficiaries of the scheme. The research is evaluative in nature as it adopted one of the OECD evaluation criteria of establishing the effectiveness of a programme. The evaluation placed much emphasis on the outcome level results as well as on implementation processes. Key informant interviews, focus group discussions and questionnaires were used in this study. The major finding was that there has only been a marginal improvement in food security and productivity in the beneficiary households. This means that sustainable food access, availability, utilisation and stability, which entails food security, has been low in the district in terms of feeding to the overall objective of the programme. Strict monitoring and evaluation is recommended for programme efficiency and effectiveness.

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An Evaluation of Command Agriculture and Food Security Among Communal Farmers in Rural Zimbabwe

Musonza,

Hlungwani

2024

Journal of Land and Rural Studies

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Learning from past and current food security efforts and challenges in Zimbabwe: The years 1430–2020

Ngwenya

Lunga

Eeden

2022

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Zimbabwe has been experiencing food insecurity for many centuries. This study sought to explore and learn from Zimbabwe’s past and current food security (FS) efforts and challenges, through three historical periods, namely the precolonial, colonial and postcolonial, from about 1430 to 2020. The year 1430 marks the establishment of the Monomotapa state, one of the starting points for Zimbabwe’s own national reconstruction. Adopting a qualitative paradigm, data were obtained using document review and interviewing 85 purposively selected key informants, some of whom were found using snowballing. The study found that the adopted FS strategies during the precolonial, colonial and postcolonial periods were dynamic and mainly derived by new political agendas and crises. The food production and storage aspects of the colonial period were built around agricultural extension services and Grain Marketing Board strategies. The postcolonial period FS initiatives pivoted on humanitarian and development programs. Zimbabwe’s FS initiatives across the three historical periods remain susceptible to various challenges (droughts, political antagonism, bureaucracy, partisanship, corruption, incapacitation and weak support systems). As such, Zimbabwe’s food insecurity levels remain far away from being a reality, unless the identified challenges are taken head-on by all stakeholders. Therefore, the study recommends that informed local wisdom be given space in finding a lasting solution to food insecurity. Meanwhile, multistakeholder inclusivity, knowledge development and management should be made the crux of FS-related initiatives. This could foster new partnerships and encourage the ethic of working together and participation towards ensuring FS.

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Command Agriculture: Local Knowledge and External Development Models in Rural Zimbabwe-The Case of the Makwe Irrigation Scheme.

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An Evaluation of Command Agriculture and Food Security Among Communal Farmers in Rural Zimbabwe

An Evaluation of Command Agriculture and Food Security Among Communal Farmers in Rural Zimbabwe

Learning from past and current food security efforts and challenges in Zimbabwe: The years 1430–2020

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