SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE FAST TRACK LAND REFORM
PROGRAMME (FTLRP): THE CASE OF MUPFURUDZI FARM (SHAMVA DISTRICT, ZIMBABWE)

SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE FAST TRACK LAND REFORM
PROGRAMME (FTLRP): THE CASE OF MUPFURUDZI FARM (SHAMVA DISTRICT, ZIMBABWE)

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The impacts and outcomes of the Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP) are varied, complex
and often misunderstood due to lack of empirical studies. The researcher sought to understand the state of
social services and social services needs in the aftermath of the FTLRP at Mupfurudzi farm in Shamva district.
A mixed methods approach was applied and the study shows that the land beneficiaries at the farm are
experiencing problems in accessing quality education, health care, transport services and potable water. The
land beneficiaries are not passively experiencing these problems; they are actively responding to these
problems through social organisation and agency. However, the land beneficiaries’ efforts should be
complemented by the other development actors. All the stakeholders on community and national development
should network and collaborate on social services delivery to the new farming communities and Zimbabwe at
large. Appropriate policy interventions should be informed by empirical studies

IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS)

2015