Originally published in 1975 this book analyses the factors making for success and failure in agricultural development among black Zimbabweans during the 20th century. A detailed analysis is given of 2 tribal trust lands, including government policies and administrative control of these areas, voluntary and forced adjustment to land shortage and the economic resources and productivity of peasant cultivators. Settlements under individual land tenure are examined, as are government policies to these, the internal transofrmation of these communities and their economic resources and productivity. There is also a section on irrigation schemes and the reaction of people to irrigation farming. This is an indispensable book in understanding the present-day situation of agriculture in Zimbabwe.
| ISBN: | 9781138599741 |
| Publication date: | 29th April 2020 |
| Author: | A K H Weinrich |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 360 pages |
| Series: | African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century |
| Genres: |
Agriculture and farming Anthropology |
Originally published in 1975 this book analyses the factors making for success and failure in agricultural development among black Zimbabweans during the 20th century. A detailed analysis is given of 2 tribal trust lands, including government policies and administrative control of these areas, voluntary and forced adjustment to land shortage and the economic resources and productivity of peasant cultivators. Settlements under individual land tenure are examined, as are government policies to these, the internal transofrmation of these communities and their economic resources and productivity. There is also a section on irrigation schemes and the reaction of people to irrigation farming. This is an indispensable book in understanding the present-day situation of agriculture in Zimbabwe.
African Farmers in Rhodesia features in the following genres: Agriculture and farming, Anthropology
African Farmers in Rhodesia is available in Paperback, Ebook, Hardback
African Farmers in Rhodesia was written by A K H Weinrich and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
African Farmers in Rhodesia has 360 pages
Yes it is part of African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century series
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