Modelling the impact of the "fast track' land reform policy on Zimbabwe's maize sector
dc.contributor.author | Kapuya, Tinashe | |
dc.contributor.author | Meyer, Ferdinand | |
dc.contributor.author | Kirsten, Johann F. | |
dc.contributor.email | johann.kirsten@up.ac.za | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-10-22T09:50:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-09-30T00:20:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.description.abstract | Zimbabwe 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.librarian | hb2013 | en_US |
dc.description.uri | http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cdsa20 | en_US |
dc.description.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26058 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Tinashe 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.2013.797232 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0376-835X (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1470-3637 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1080/0376835X.2013.797232 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32099 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Routledge | en_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/cdsa20 | en_US |
dc.subject | Land reform policy | en_US |
dc.subject | Partial equilibrium model | en_US |
dc.subject | Maize | en_US |
dc.subject | Zimbabwe | en_US |
dc.title | Modelling the impact of the "fast track' land reform policy on Zimbabwe's maize sector | en_US |
dc.type | Postprint Article | en_US |