Land Reform Support Project

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The development objective of the Land Reform Support Project for Zimbabwe is to initiate on a pilot basis a couple of land reform approaches that show promise to reduce rural poverty and increase agricultural productivity in the participating farms. The project directly benefits an estimated 1000 poor rural families from congested communal areas through improved access to land and direct participation in complementary community investment subprojects. The project has four components. It establishes a land acquisition fund for a community-initiated, market-assisted approach. That is, self-identified communities or community groups of poor households purchase farms with resources from the fund. The second and third components support infrastructure investments through funding subprojects on a matching grant basis, a one-time cash start-up grant, and technical assistance to establish the land settlement and improve land productivity. The fourth component provides technical assistance, institutional support, project administration, and monitoring and evaluation, and possibly includes mobilization assistance for beneficiary communities and rural district councils, specialized skills training, publicity campaigns, and specialized studies.

FY17 - Public Administration

World Bank Group

Project

Raw Materials, Government