18.9.2023 8:39

The Sustainable Development Goals: A missed opportunity

Ian Scoones
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....
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14.8.2023 12:57

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

ZANU-PF’s mixed track record...
7.8.2023 20:48

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....
17.7.2023 11:56

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...
12.7.2023 14:34

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...
26.6.2023 8:34

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"...
23.5.2023 12:01

Drought and resilience: some lessons from Kenya

Across the arid landscape of northern Kenya, roadside signs proclaim projects aimed at creating “resilience” among...
17.4.2023 6:57

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...
27.3.2023 8:48

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...
13.3.2023 10:41

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...
6.2.2023 6:08

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,...
17.1.2023 0:52

Preparing for the next pandemic: lessons from Zimbabwe

There is a lot of talk about pandemic preparedness, but what does it mean? Too often...
10.1.2023 7:09

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...
6.1.2023 19:36

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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