Climate Change and Agriculture in Zimbabwe
Climate Change and Agriculture in Zimbabwe

Author: Mark Matsa

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-09-03

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 3030513467

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This book proves, through empirical research, that indigenous and traditional agricultural communities have experienced severe climate change impacts, and have developed corresponding livelihood strategies to strengthen their resilience in a variable climate. With a focus on indigenous minority farming communities in the developing region of South-Western Zimbabwe, the study presents both qualitative and quantitative approaches of data analysis to assess sustainability problems amid climate change and climate variability challenges, and proposes potential solutions. In eight chapters, the book expands on the scarce availability of community-based research on climate change and variability in Zimbabwe. The book is meant for college and university students and stakeholders involved in development work in rural minority farmer communities, especially in climate change prone regions of Africa and other developing countries who have very few options of adaptation and mitigation.

Environment and Sustainable Development in Eastern and Southern Africa
Environment and Sustainable Development in Eastern and Southern Africa

Author: Abdel Ghaffar Muhammad Ahmad

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 9780312210472

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Over three decades have passed since the issue of environment and development received international recognition. The concept of sustainable development, with all its connotations, was coined some years later. It is well understood that the environment does not exist as a sphere separate from human actions, ambitions, and need. Human survival is now facing a global threat, consequent upon a complex of unrestrained human activities over the last few decades. This book sheds light on the sources of environmental concerns in Africa. It shows that not all environmental issues command the same priority interest and, thus, emphasis must be laid on those that are of pressing concern to the continent as a whole and to the Eastern and Southern African regions in particular. The case studies address this topic in detail.

Developmental Work Research
Developmental Work Research

Author: Mutizwa Mukute

Publisher: Brill Wageningen Academic

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789086862733

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Agriculture provides food and nutrition for all people and raw materials for industry. It is the source of employment and livelihoods for the majority of people in developing countries - including much of Sub-Saharan Africa. But agriculture faces sustainability and viability challenges, notably declining production and productivity, food and nutrition insecurity, and conflicting research and development approaches. Solutions to the challenges require innovation that involves transdisciplinary effort and multiple stakeholders. The Developmental Work Research (DWR) methodology enables practitioners, content and process specialists to work together and develop solutions that overcome complex agriculture challenges. DWR provides conceptual tools that utilise the distributed cognition and volition of agricultural stakeholders to produce lasting solutions. This book discusses the DWR methodology and how it can and has been used to facilitate collective innovation, transform agricultural practices, improve the livelihoods of farming communities and the land. It draws on DWR-inspired case studies in southern Africa, Finland and New Zealand. "Mutizwa Mukute has written a much-needed introduction to developmental work research. The book is theoretically and methodologically sophisticated, yet solidly grounded in practice. It provides an excellent basis for conducting research and formative interventions in the domain of agricultural innovations, and beyond." Yrjö Engeström, Professor and Director of CRADLE, University of Helsinki

Zimbabwe's Land Reform
Zimbabwe's Land Reform

Author: Ian Scoones

Publisher: James Currey

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9781847010247

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Challenges the commonly held myths about Zimbabwe's land reform.

The Zimbabwe Culture
The Zimbabwe Culture

Author: Innocent Pikirayi

Publisher: Rowman Altamira

Published: 2002-07-15

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 0585386498

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Offering a unique and original perspective on the rise and fall of indigenous states of southern Zambezia, The Zimbabwe Culture analyzes the long contentious history of the remains of the remarkable cyclopean masonry, ranging from mighty capitals of traditional kings to humble farmsteads. Forming a cornerstone of the geographical lore of Africa in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, debate on the origins, development, and collapse of the Zimbabwe culture has never ceased, and with increasing archaeological research over the twentieth century, has become more complex. Thoroughly examining the growth and decline of pre-colonial states on the entire Zimbabwean Plateau and southern Zambezia, Dr. Pikirayi has contributed tremendously towards the archaeological understanding of this extraordinary culture. The Zimbabwe Culture is essential reading for all students and avocationalists of African archaeology, history, and culture.

The Land Reform Deception
The Land Reform Deception

Author: Alexander Charles Laurie

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 0199398291

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This work explores what is inarguably the most socially and economically transformative event in Zimbabwe since independence in 1980-the land seizure era. It explains why Mugabe risked the social and economic well-being of Zimbabwe by targeting commercial farms, which were a vital source of commodities, a major employer, and a critical source of tax revenue. It also uncovers why the 'land redistribution program,' as Mugabe and the ruling ZANU-PF party claimed the takeovers to be, occurred 20 years after independence and in a very chaotic manner.