The Sustainable Development Goals: A missed opportunity

The SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) are at their mid-point of implementation in 2030. Some are claiming there are reasons to be ‘hopeful’, but I am not....

Zimbabwe’s election: what are the parties saying about land, agriculture and rural development?

ZANU-PF’s mixed track record...

Catch up on Zimbabweland – top blogs so far this year

The blog is taking a break for a few weeks as holidays and book-writing deadlines beckon....

Booming horticulture markets in Zimbabwe: a growing ‘hidden middle’

Everyone seems to be growing vegetables (and fruit) these days. It is big business and the...

NEW books: Why farmer participatory research is essential for agricultural development

Together, they make the case that we must put farmers first if more equitable, sustainable and...

How poultry production generates income and employment: some cases from Zimbabwe

"All these businesses are run by women, and all are accumulating from the businesses"...

Drought and resilience: some lessons from Kenya

Across the arid landscape of northern Kenya, roadside signs proclaim projects aimed at creating “resilience” among...

The ‘hidden middle’: the transformation of agri-food systems in Africa

There is an unrecognised but vast ‘hidden middle’ of private sector businesses operating in Africa between agricultural...

Robin Palmer – the original land campaigner and scholar activist

Robin Palmer sadly died on February 19th. Historian, lecturer, land campaigner, NGO worker and consultant, he...

Conversations on Zimbabwe’s land reform: “well, it’s a bit more complex than that….”

I am often involved in conversations with people who are intrigued that I work on land...

How some tractors and a dead lion met in Harare: a new geopolitics in Africa?

In a bizarre ceremony recently, Zimbabwe’s president Emerson Mnangagwa offered a stuffed lion to the visiting Belarusian president,...

Preparing for the next pandemic: lessons from Zimbabwe

There is a lot of talk about pandemic preparedness, but what does it mean? Too often...

Why livestock keeping can be good for the environment

At the end of last year, together with colleagues at IDS, I spent quite a bit...

The politics of religion in Zimbabwe: land, agriculture and citizenship

Religion and politics have always had a close relationship. The early European missionaries provided a platform...

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