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| Land allocation for investment vs the rights of the indigenous people |
| Sichone, Frightone & Kalobwe Soko |
| Event: Decision Makers Meeting on Good Administration of Land in Africa : Land Administration for Poverty Reduction and Economic Growth |
| The Government of the Republic of Zambia has been encouraging investment in the country by both foreign and local investors through the allocation of land to them. In order to achieve this objective, Government passed the 1995 Land Act which removed restrictions of land holding in Zambia by non Zambians. As a result the country has had a lot of foreign investors. However despite having a lot of foreign investors, the poverty levels are still high, standing at 68%. The economic growth rate too, is not growing as expected infact; it had declined in the year 2005 While the government of Zambia is encouraging allocation of land to foreigners for investment, it is at the same time looking at ways of protecting rights of the indigenous people. Government has no doubt that land owners in customary areas will put their land to more productive use. This way, land as one of the factors of production will be contributing greatly towards poverty reduction in the country. Economic growth will therefore be accelerated in Zambia and the entire continent of Africa will in the final analysis develop. |
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