Agricultural Change

Question 1

Agricultural change

Answer 1

Agricultural change is a shift in the way agriculture is carried out as a result of challenges faced in a country.

Question 2

Attempt of land resettlement in early 21st century

Answer 2

Occurred because of uneven distribution of land.
- This problem needed to be solved or managed, and party leaders promised land redistribution to freedom fighters as compensation after independence in 1980. Attempts to do this included the “willing buyer willing seller” policy of 1980-1990, which aimed to resettle 162000 families.

However, it was failure because of the British government only funding 40% of what they had promised,it’s corruption resulted in than half of the goal being achieved.

Question 3

Food insecurity change

Answer 3

• One attempt by the government to combat food insecurities was the command agriculture project of 2015. The program included the provision of distribution of inputs to farmers in Zimbabwe who couldn’t afford the necessities to successfully farm.

HOWEVER, due to poor management and corruption the program became a failure and was even referred to as “the debt sinkhole”. The government spent $3 billion in unbudgeted funds, and corruption also meant that few of these inputs ever reached the farmers. Therefore a failure

Question 4

Pfumvudza attempt

Answer 4

• The program supports over 1.6 million vulnerable households for maize,sunflower, small grains, soya beans production, while also providing them with fertilizer and educating them on more sustainable subsistence agriculture (for example using compost rather than fertilizer. Each household is expected to deliver at least 75kg contribution to the Strategic Grain Reserve.
• Success in managing agricultural change

Question 5

Land reform program in 2000( seize land which was deemed as unproductive)

Answer 5

• Production of tobacco and maize declined naturally.
• Maize production declined from 1.7 million tonnes in 2000 to 400,000 tonnes in 2008. This was because new farmers lacked training and promised inputs from government were slow in arriving.

HOWEVER,over time production has increased as farmers have employed former commercial farmers back again as managers.

Question 6

In conclusion

Answer 6

• Attempts to manage agricultural change in Zimbabwe, in reference to food security and land redistribution, have differing levels of success. Land redistribution was eventually achieved, however the methods of doing so contributed to unrest in the country, and in some ways production fell while squatter settlements increased.
• Furthermore, while some of the programs to attempt to overcome food insecurity in Zimbabwe are promising or have been successful, up to 2.2 million people in urban areas are still food insecure, showing that the extent of its success may be limited.