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Zimbabwe’s land reform areas twenty years on (3)

Ian Scoones
Zimbabwe’s land reform areas twenty years on (3)
What happened in the villagised A1 schemes?...
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Zimbabwe’s land reform areas twenty years on (2)

What happened in the ‘self-contained’ A1 resettlement sites...
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Zimbabwe’s land reform areas twenty years on (1): A blog series

This post introduces a new blog series, based on new data that have just been analysed...
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COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe: a disaster for farmers

This blog is a summary of a recorded conversation on 23 April 2020. Thanks to the...
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Living with coronavirus: lessons from pastoralists?

Moments of surprise can expose deep uncertainties and even ignorance. They also uncover issues of contested...
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Surviving COVID-19 in a fragile state: why social resilience is essential

The article below appeared on African Arguments’ Debating Ideas blog last Friday. As of 29 March there were 7 cases,...
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Zimbabwe’s economy goes from bad to worse

Zimbabwe’s economy continues to decline, with inflation spiralling and the new local currency losing value by...
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Can joint ventures and sub-letting unleash Zimbabwe’s agricultural potential?

The under-performance of parts of Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector continues. This mostly applies to large estates and...
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UK-Africa trade and investment: is it good for development?

Just ten days before Brexit is declared, the UK is hosting a major investment summit, attended by...
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Zimbabweland”s festive top 20 for 2019

For readers of the blog who want to catch up, the ‘top 20’ most viewed blogs...
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Why is there food insecurity in Zimbabwe?

The food situation in Zimbabwe this year is bad. But what’s the cause?...
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Uncertainty and the Zimbabwean economy

Over the last month, there have been a number of reviews of progress – or the...
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What does pro-poor rural development mean for Zimbabwe?

During last year’s election campaign, Tendai Biti from the opposition MDC, characterised the rural areas as ‘reservoirs of...
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Water, sanitation and energy supply in Masvingo’s communal areas

When we started our research on the new resettlement areas in the early 2000s, one of...

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