Archival Significance
A postindependence technical land-use survey of Zimbabwe’s communal lands, produced two decades after the land categories it surveys were established under colonial administration, making it a useful benchmark for tracing land-use change over time.
Institutional Context
Published by the UK-based Natural Resources Institute, reflecting the involvement of international technical assistance in Zimbabwean agricultural planning during the 1990s.
Content Summary
An overview inventory of physical resources, including soils and land capability, across Zimbabwe’s communal farming areas.
Research Utility
Useful for researchers of land reform, agricultural planning and the postindependence policy environment around communal land use.
Abantu Archives Note
Held in-house.