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The Efficacy of Agriculture-led Development in Zimbabwe: A Theoretical Review
Mutami Cephas
Department of Rural and Urban Development, Great Zimbabwe University, P.O. Box 1235, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Current Research Journal of Social Sciences 2014 4:107-112
Received: September 16, 2013 | Accepted: October 19, 2013 | Published: September 25, 2014
Abstract
This study looks at the theoretical proposition of an agriculture led development in the post-2000 Zimbabwe. The paper traces the theoretical foundations of development in developing countries and revisit critical role of agriculture in Zimbabwe. By engaging emerging literature on development and envisaging the opportunities being presented by the current development paradigm, the paper posit Zimbabwe’s future development as one which should be on agriculture particularly smallholder farmers in cash crops. The rectification of the policy discord in the agriculture sector is the hallmark of this study.
Keywords:
Agriculture, rural development, smallholder, subsistence and commercial agriculture,
Competing interests
The authors have no competing interests.
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