Are former commercial farmers in Zimbabwe satisfied with the global compensation agreement?

IF 2.1 Q2 URBAN STUDIES

Journal of Property Research Pub Date : 2021-08-17 DOI:10.1080/09599916.2021.1965644

Benita Zulch, Joseph Awoamim Yacim, P. Paradza

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Zimbabwe’s new administration indicated its willingness to end the compensation dispute, which lasted for two decades with former commercial farmers (FCFs), by signing the global compensation agreement (GCA). In the agreement, the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) offered to pay the sum of 3.5 billion, United States Dollars (USD) to the FCFs for their expropriated farmlands. A study carried out by the Valuation Consortium (Valcon) before the GCA signing revealed that most of the FCFs accepted the compensation offered by the expropriating authority. Thus far, no study has been done to assess the level of satisfaction of the affected FCFs, with the GCA provisions. Therefore, this study evaluated the views of FCFs and members of the Compensation Committee (MsCC) on this subject. Data were collected through a questionnaire survey which was mailed directly to the Chairperson of the FCFs, who sent it to other members to respond to issues raised. The study found mixed views by the FCFs on their levels of satisfaction with the GCA. Thus, the study concluded that compensation offered was not entirely satisfactory because it did not include accruals for delayed payment, professional fees, and a detailed breakdown of the compensable heads of claim.

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津巴布韦的前商业农民对全球补偿协议满意吗?

津巴布韦新政府表示愿意通过签署全球补偿协议(GCA)来结束与前商业农民(ffc)持续了20年的赔偿纠纷。在协议中，津巴布韦政府(GoZ)提出向ffc支付35亿美元，以补偿其被征用的农田。估价联盟(Valcon)在GCA签署之前进行的一项研究显示，大多数ffc接受了征收当局提供的补偿。到目前为止，还没有进行任何研究来评估受影响的FCFs对GCA规定的满意程度。因此，本研究评估了ffs和薪酬委员会(MsCC)成员对这一主题的看法。数据是通过问卷调查收集的，问卷调查直接邮寄给ffc主席，ffc主席将其发送给其他成员，以回应提出的问题。研究发现，fcf对GCA满意度的看法不一。因此，这项研究的结论是，提供的赔偿并不完全令人满意，因为它不包括迟延付款的应计款项、专业费用和可赔偿索赔额的详细分项。

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Journal of Property Research URBAN STUDIES-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Property Research is an international journal. The title reflects the expansion of research, particularly applied research, into property investment and development. The Journal of Property Research publishes papers in any area of real estate investment and development. These may be theoretical, empirical, case studies or critical literature surveys.