Beef value chains in A2 resettled farms in Zimbabwe: A review

摘要

ThelivestocksectorinZimbabwehaschangedwiththeredistributivelandreformprogramme.LandwasdistributedundertwoestablishmentmodelstheA1andtheA2.WhilstA1farmersareundercommongrazingandoperatesameassmallholderfarmers,A2resettledfarmerswereandaresupposedtocarryoutandrevivethecommercialfarmingactivities.Landredistributionwasdonewiththeobjectiveofgivinglandtothelandless;however,questionsariseastohowthisprogrammeaffectedorinfluencedthebeefvaluechains.Thedistributionofthefasttracklandreformprogrammeshapedandrestructuredbeefvaluechainsinsuchawaythattherewasanentranceandegressionofdifferentchainactors.ThisreviewevaluatesbeefvaluechainsintheA2farmswithreferencetoformercommercialfarms,howtheirentrancehaschangedmarkettrend,chainactors,chainsupportersandalltheotherstakeholdersinvolvedinthebeefvaluechains.