Road Map - “Support to Land Reform and Infrastructure Development in Communal Areas” Programme Windhoek June 2012 Road Map for the Accompanying Measure for the Support to Land Reform and Infrastructure Development in Communal Areas Table of Contents 1 Relevant background information................................................................................... 1 1.1 Land reform context ................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Small Scale Commercial Farms in Namibia............................................................. 1 1.3 Donor support ......................................................................................................... 1 1.4 Basket Fund objectives ........................................................................................... 1 2 A review of current realities ............................................................................................ 3 3 Principles guiding the implementation of the programme................................................ 5 3.1 Principle 1: The inclusion of all originally targeted SSCF areas in the project.......... 5 3.2 Principle 2: The development of commercial agriculture in communal areas........... 5 3.3 Principle 3: Co-financing or co-contribution by beneficiaries is required .................. 5 3.4 Principle 4: Local residents are primary beneficiaries, and the uprooting and relocation of people is to be avoided.................................................................................. 5 3.5 Principle 5: Integrated approach.............................................................................. 6 3.6 Principle 6: Local approaches to securing land rights.............................................. 6 3.7 Principle 7: Regularising existing enclosures and providing tenure security............. 6 3.8 Principle 8: Post-settlement support ........................................................................ 6 4 Implementation approach and key result areas .............................................................. 7 4.1 Result 1: Land rights in intervention areas are formally registered and secured in the Namibia Communal Land Administration System (NCLAS).......................................... 7 4.2 Result 2: Participatory planning guides local infrastructure investments and land uses at intervention sites, and are aligned to integrated regional land use plans (IRLUPs) 7 4.3 Result 3: Infrastructure investments contribute to commercial agriculture and other possible production methods ............................................................................................. 8 4.4 Result 4: The MLR has strengthened the management capacity to implement the project, resulting in institutional strengthening at the central and regional levels................ 8 5 Intervention areas / models ............................................................................................ 9 5.1 Infrastructure development...................................................................................... 9 5.1.1 Rationale.......................................................................................................... 9 5.1.2 Actions ............................................................................................................. 9 5.1.3 Outcomes......................................................................................................... 9 5.2 Secure land tenure – Individual farms ................................................................... 10 5.2.1 Rationale........................................................................................................ 10 5.2.2 Actions ........................................................................................................... 10 5.2.3 Outcomes....................................................................................................... 11 5.3 Shared farms......................................................................................................... 11 5.3.1 Rationale........................................................................................................ 11 5.3.2 Actions ........................................................................................................... 12 5.3.3 Outcomes....................................................................................................... 12 5.4 Integrated regional land use planning.................................................................... 13 i Road Map for the Accompanying Measure for the Support to Land Reform and Infrastructure Development in Communal Areas 5.4.1 Rationale........................................................................................................ 13 5.4.2 Actions ........................................................................................................... 13 5.4.3 Outcomes....................................................................................................... 13 5.5 Participatory planning............................................................................................ 14 5.5.1 Rationale........................................................................................................ 14 5.5.2 Actions ........................................................................................................... 14 5.5.3 Outcomes....................................................................................................... 14 5.6 Communal Land Rights Registration ..................................................................... 15 5.6.1 Rationale........................................................................................................ 15 5.6.2 Actions ........................................................................................................... 15 5.6.3 Outcomes....................................................................................................... 15 6 Communication strategy............................................................................................... 16 7 Recommended interventions in each area.................................................................... 17 8 Costs, cost considerations and indicative roll-out ......................................................... 19 8.1 Single farms – the TIPEEG pilot models................................................................ 19 8.2 Economies of scale ............................................................................................... 19 8.2.1 Cluster farm model......................................................................................... 20 8.2.2 Shared farm model......................................................................................... 20 8.3 Equity considerations and roll-out budget.............................................................. 21 8.3.1 Allocation tool................................................................................................. 21 9 Summary of target areas and intervention models........................................................ 23 9.1 Caprivi................................................................................................................... 23 9.2 Ongandjera, Omusati ............................................................................................ 24 9.3 Otjetjekua, Omusati............................................................................................... 25 9.4 Ohangwena........................................................................................................... 26 9.5 Kavango................................................................................................................ 27 9.6 Tsumkwe West, Otjozondjupa............................................................................... 28 9.7 Omaheke / Otjozondjupa....................................................................................... 29 9.8 Owambo Mangetti, Oshikoto ................................................................................. 30 10 Appendix 1: A review of issues and recommendations for the development of a Road Map on Land Reform in Communal Areas........................................................................... 31 List of Tables Table 1: Project Areas as identified in 2000........................................................................... 2 List of Figures Figure 1: Implementation approach ....................................................................................... 7 Figure 2: Comparison of fencing requirements between single, cluster and shared model farms, and resulting economies of scale.............................................................................. 20 Figure 3: Example output of the simple investment level tool............................................... 21 ii Road Map for the Accompanying Measure for the Support to Land Reform and Infrastructure Development in Communal Areas Figure 4: Example visual outputs of modeling tool............................................................... 22 List of Maps Map 1 .................................................................................................................................... 2 iii Road Map for the Accompanying Measure for the Support to Land Reform and Infrastructure Development in Communal Areas Preface Claus KfW stuff iv Road Map for the Accompanying Measure for the Support to Land Reform and Infrastructure Development in