Development and Differentiation

This book explores irrigation and rainfed
agricultural development in ARDA-type schemes and the
adjoining dryland in Zimbabwe s northwestern frontier
region of Sanyati including the peasant
differentiation that subsequently emerged. It helps
rewrite the story of rural differentiation in an
irrigation sector compared to the dryland sector. It
makes a very strong case for the different
intensities of differentiation between these farming
settings. Incorporating resettlement, land, water,
conservation, food security and poverty alleviation
policies it contends that irrigation produced
distinct types of differentiation hitherto unknown in
this area. The process of differentiation emerged as
an unintended outcome of governmental policy.
Sanyati s remarkable progression from a backwater to
a thriving regional economy was premised on cotton
commodity production. Its agrarian experience is
unique and relevant not only to Zimbabwe, but also to
South Africa, Southern Africa and other semi-arid
parts of the world. The book is targeted at a wide
readership namely university students, academics,
policy makers, civic society and other stakeholders
interested in rural smallholder enterprise.

Autorentext
Mark Nyandoro is a history/economic history graduate of the University of Pretoria (PhD) and the University of Zimbabwe (MA; BA Hon; GRAD CE & BA Gen). He is currently engaged in irrigation agriculture, public policy and human rights research. He has diverse interests in development studies. Nyandoro has written and published academic papers.

Klappentext
This book explores irrigation and rainfed agricultural development in ARDA-type schemes and the adjoining dryland in Zimbabwe's northwestern frontier region of Sanyati including the peasant differentiation that subsequently emerged. It helps rewrite the story of rural differentiation in an irrigation sector compared to the dryland sector. It makes a very strong case for the different intensities of differentiation between these farming settings. Incorporating resettlement, land, water, conservation, food security and poverty alleviation policies it contends that irrigation produced distinct types of differentiation hitherto unknown in this area. The process of differentiation emerged as an unintended outcome of governmental policy. Sanyati's remarkable progression from a backwater to a thriving regional economy was premised on cotton commodity production. Its agrarian experience is unique and relevant not only to Zimbabwe, but also to South Africa, Southern Africa and other semi-arid parts of the world. The book is targeted at a wide readership namely university students, academics, policy makers, civic society and other stakeholders interested in rural smallholder enterprise.