Land Tenure Security and State Farm Divestiture in Mozambique: Case Studies inNhamatanda, Manica, and Montepuez Districts

摘要

Despite the lack of a formal legal framework, divestiture of the Mozambique state-farm sector continues at the hands of provincial officials who are acting in response to unsanctioned, informal government recommendations. This paper assesses the consequences of Mozambique's haphazard divestiture system through case studies of Lamego State Agricultural Enterprise, Nhamatanda District; Vanduzi State Farm, Manica District; and Cabo Delgado Cotton State Farm, Montepuez District. The primary conclusion is that the country's agricultural sector is suffering severely due to land tenure insecurity. Land tenure uncertainty has discouraged agricultural investment and caused a decline in productivity.