Analysis of the compatibility of customary land tenure with food security: a case of Binga District, Zimbabwe
Dube, Mathew Unique
The study focused on the analysis of the compatibility of customary land tenure with food
security in Binga District, in the northwest of Zimbabwe. The practices in customary land
tenure that lead to food insecurity in Binga were analysed. Knowledge on the links between
customary land tenure and food security is scanty. The mixed methods approach was used to
analyse the relationship between customary land tenure and food security. The findings confirm
that customary land tenure is not compatible with food security in a number of ways. However,
the problems in customary land tenure do not emanate from traditional customs; rather, they
are a creation of both the colonial and the current government. The study recommends that the
government, alongside other stakeholders, make an honest and genuine effort to improve
customary land tenure if food security is to be attained in Binga.; Die studie het gefokus op die ontleding van die versoenbaarheid van gebruiklike grondbesit
met voedselsekerheid in Bingadistrik, in die noordweste van Zimbabwe. Die praktyke in
gebruiklike grondbesit wat tot voedselonsekerheid in Binga gelei het, is ontleed. Kennis van
die skakels tussen gebruiklike grondbesit en voedselsekerheid is gebrekkig. Die
gemengdemetode-benadering is gebruik om die verwantskap tussen gebruiklike grondbesit en
voedselsekerheid te ontleed. Die bevindings bevestig dat gebruiklike grondbesit op verskeie
maniere nie versoenbaar is met voedselsekerheid nie. Die probleme in gebruiklike grondbesit
spruit egter nie uit tradisionele gebruike nie; dit is eerder ’n skepping van sowel die koloniale
as huidige regering. Die studie beveel aan dat die regering, tesame met ander belanghebbendes, ’n eerlike en werklike poging aanwend om gebruiklike grondbesit te verbeter ten einde
voedselsekerheid in Binga te bereik.; Ucwaningo lugxile ekuhlaziyeni okuhambisana nobunikazi bomhlaba ngokwesiko
nokutholakala kokudla kuyisifunda saseBinga, enyakatho-ntshonalanga yeZimbabwe.
Kuhlaziywe imikhuba yobunikazi bomhlaba oholela ekutheni kube nokungabibikho kokudla
eBinga. Ulwazi mayelana nokuxhumana phakathi kobunikazi bomhlaba ngokwesintu kanye
nokuvikeleka kokudla luncane. Kusetshenziswe izindlela ezixubile ukuhlaziya ubudlelwano
phakathi kobunikazi bomhlaba ngokwesintu kanye nokuvikeleka kokudla. Okutholakele
kuqinisekisa ukuthi ubunikazi bomhlaba ngokwesintu abuhambisani nokuvikeleka kokudla
ngezindlela eziningi. Nokho, izinkinga zobunikazi bomhlaba wesintu azisuki emasikweni
esintu; kunalokho, ziyindalo yakho kokubili umbuso wamakholoni kanye nohulumeni
wamanje. Lolu cwaningo luncoma ukuthi uHulumeni nabanye abathintekayo benze imizamo
eqotho neyangempela yokuthuthukisa ubunikazi bomhlaba nokwesintu uma kuwukuthi
kuzotholakala ukudla eBinga.
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