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Review of African Political Economy Volume 46, 2019 - Issue 159: Agrarian change in Zimbabwe: where now? The fast-track land reform and agrarian change in Zimbabwe - a reflection on current and future agrarian scenarios
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The changing agrarian economy in Zimbabwe, 15 years after the Fast Track Land Reform programme

Les transformations de l’économie agraire au Zimbabwe, 15 ans après le Programme accéléré de réforme agraire

Toendepi ShonheCentre for African Studies, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 14-32 | Published online: 08 Aug 2019

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Interviews

  • Personal interview with AM, 3 July 2016, Hwedza District.
  • Personal interview with GM, 19 July 2016, Hwedza District.
  • Personal interview with MM, 7 May 2016, Hwedza District.
  • Personal interview with TM, 5 July 2016, Hwedza District.
  • Personal interview with MN, 14 July 2016, Hwedza District.
  • Personal interview with SM, 27 July 2016, Hwedza District.

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