How do young people get land in post-land reform Zimbabwe?

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How do young people get land in post-land reform Zimbabwe?

We explored how people belonging to the two cohorts linked to the core households of our sample of A1 (smallholder) land reform areas in our Mvurwi, Masvingo and Matobo sites got hold of land. These are people now aged between 29 and 40, and 20 and 31 respectively, and in both cases trying to establish homes. 19% of men and 24% of women in both cohorts were farming as a primary activity (see previous blog), but how did they get the land to do so…