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Farmer-livestock keepers land Use conflicts in the Kilombero Valley Floodplain, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
Thesis (PhD (Development Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/103351 Farmer-livestock keepers land Use conflicts in the Kilombero Valley Floodplain, Morogoro Region, Tanzania Thebe, Vusilizwe Simwanas@gmail.com Said, Simwana King'oma UCTD Agrarian change Land conflict Customary land rights Kilombero Valley Legal pluralism Neoliberal land governance Political economy Thesis (PhD (Development Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2024. Abstract Six decades of land reforms in Tanzania have reshaped the agricultural landscape, prominently featuring large-scale farms alongside traditional smallholder agriculture. Despite being seen as progressive, these reforms have created a dual legal system that complicates land rights in village lands, reflecting colonial legacies and development policies from other contexts. Smallholders, traditionally viewed as backward and undercapitalized, are in fact diverse, commercially oriented, and reliant on multiple income sources, especially in Kilombero district. This study critically analysed Tanzania’s rural development policies and land reforms from 1980 to 2022, focusing on the tensions arising from legal bifurcation between customary and statutory land systems amid increasing large-scale land acquisitions. Using an ethnographic, actor-cantered approach, the research highlighted how power dynamics and differing stakeholder interests shaped policy processes and outcomes, often marginalizing local communities and smallholders. Findings suggest that land-use conflicts are complex and driven by multiple factors, including policy weaknesses and socio-economic inequalities among smallholders. The study challenges dominant rural development narratives that assume smallholder homogeneity and expose the gap between policy assumptions and rural realities. By integrating empirical insights with political economy and legal pluralism frameworks, this research contributes to understanding the root causes of land conflicts in Tanzania and offers policy recommendations. It advocates for inclusive, context-sensitive land governance reforms that recognize smallholder diversity, strengthen customary rights, and ensure equitable access to land. Such reforms are essential for fostering sustainable rural development and reducing land-based conflicts. University of Pretoria Anthropology, Archaeology and Development Studies PhD (Development Studies) Unrestricted Faculty of Humanities SDG-15: Life on land SDG-01: No poverty SDG-10: Reduces inequalities SDG-16: Peace,justice and strong institutions 2025-07-14T14:24:39Z 2025-07-14T14:24:39Z 2025-09 2024 Thesis * S2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/103351 DOI: https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.29553125.v1 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.29553125 en © 2024 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Agrarian change Land conflict Customary land rights Kilombero Valley Legal pluralism Neoliberal land governance Political economy Farmer-livestock keepers land Use conflicts in the Kilombero Valley Floodplain, Morogoro Region, Tanzania |
| title | Farmer-livestock keepers land Use conflicts in the Kilombero Valley Floodplain, Morogoro Region, Tanzania |
| title_full | Farmer-livestock keepers land Use conflicts in the Kilombero Valley Floodplain, Morogoro Region, Tanzania |
| title_fullStr | Farmer-livestock keepers land Use conflicts in the Kilombero Valley Floodplain, Morogoro Region, Tanzania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Farmer-livestock keepers land Use conflicts in the Kilombero Valley Floodplain, Morogoro Region, Tanzania |
| title_short | Farmer-livestock keepers land Use conflicts in the Kilombero Valley Floodplain, Morogoro Region, Tanzania |
| title_sort | farmer livestock keepers land use conflicts in the kilombero valley floodplain morogoro region tanzania |
| topic | UCTD Agrarian change Land conflict Customary land rights Kilombero Valley Legal pluralism Neoliberal land governance Political economy |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/103351 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.29553125 |