Land Tenure Systems and it's Impact on Food Security in Zambia

Ing. William Nkomoki

Disertační práce

Abstract:

Food insecurity is a global challenge that is commonly debated, and secure land tenure systems and property rights to lands for smallholder farmers are imperative to achieving food security. The first aims of the study are to quantify the prevalence of food insecurity among the households and to determine the effect of land tenure as determinant, on food security. Among environmental challenges, sustainable agricultural practices(SAPs)are vital for smallholder farms in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Zambia, to attain better agricultural productivity and food security status. The second aim of the study is to determine the factors that influence the adoption probability of SAPs, with the effect of land tenure in particular. In view of food insecurity, the challenge is for households to minimise this situation with available alternatives. The third aim of the study is to document the coping strategies that households adopt to minimise food insecurity vulnerability. The data collection process employed a structured questionnaire survey that was conducted in Southern Zambia. The sample consists of households with customary and statutory land tenure.

Keywords

food security, property rights, sustainability, smallholder farmers, agricultural practices, vulnerability

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 10. 8. 2018

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedoucí: doc. Ing. Jan Banout, Ph.D.

Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze

Fakulta tropického zemědělství

Doktorský studijní program / obor:
Zemědělská specializace / Sustainable Rural Development in TS