Modelling the impact of the "fast track' land reform policy on Zimbabwe's maize sector

dc.contributor.authorKapuya, Tinashe
dc.contributor.authorMeyer, Ferdinand
dc.contributor.authorKirsten, Johann F.
dc.contributor.emailjohann.kirsten@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-22T09:50:16Z
dc.date.available2014-09-30T00:20:04Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractZimbabwe has recently gone through a widely criticised land reform process that is argued to be the cause of subdued agricultural production. This paper attempts to present a counterfactual picture of the maize market in Zimbabwe had land reform been managed appropriately. The counterfactual is developed through a partial equilibrium framework in order to quantify the impact of the land reform programme. This, to our knowledge, is the first attempt at applying a partial equilibrium framework to an analysis of the impact of land reform. The results of the post-2000 land reform policy simulation showed that actual total maize output was lower than what could have been produced if it was under a pre-2000 land reform system. The study validates the assertion that land reforms contributed to the contraction of output. These results suggest the need for a well planned and executed land reform process, which can still play an important role in output growth and food security.en_US
dc.description.librarianhb2013en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cdsa20en_US
dc.description.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/26058en_US
dc.identifier.citationTinashe Kapuya , Ferdinand H Meyer & Johann F Kirsten (2013) Modelling the impact of the ‘fast track’ land reform policy on Zimbabwe's maize sector, Development Southern Africa, 30:3, 417-436, DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2013.797232en_US
dc.identifier.issn0376-835X (print)
dc.identifier.issn1470-3637 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1080/0376835X.2013.797232
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/32099
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_US
dc.rights© 2013 Development Bank of Southern Africa. This is an electronic version of an article published in Development Southern Africa, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 417-436,2013. Development Southern Africa is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cdsa20en_US
dc.subjectLand reform policyen_US
dc.subjectPartial equilibrium modelen_US
dc.subjectMaizeen_US
dc.subjectZimbabween_US
dc.titleModelling the impact of the "fast track' land reform policy on Zimbabwe's maize sectoren_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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