19.5.2026 4:09

Land use and environmental change following land reform in Zimbabwe: a new blog series

Ian Scoones
Our study of Zimbabwe’s land reform after 25 years has been looking at land use and environmental change and the intersection with economic, social and political...
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5.5.2026 2:21

Women in leadership roles in land reform areas in Zimbabwe

Gender roles are not only changing within the household but within the wider community and in...
21.4.2026 1:54

The labour of care in land reform areas in Zimbabwe

Care for children, the sick, infirm and dying is at the core of social reproductive labour,...
7.4.2026 12:48

Changing gender roles on Zimbabwe’s land reform farms

Gender roles are changing. Women have greater independence and can manage their own land and finances....
1.4.2026 19:54

How accumulation after Zimbabwe’s land reform offered independence for women

Land is important for women’s economic independence, social power and the organisation of social reproduction. Gaining...
23.3.2026 21:31

How gaining access to land opened up opportunities for women following land reform in Zimbabwe

Land reform enabled some women to claim land. Gaining access to land, our informants explained, offered...
16.3.2026 19:41

Social reproduction and land reform: introducing a blog series

While much analysis of land reform has focused narrowly on production (crops, livestock, and markets), this...
9.3.2026 8:48

Zimbabweans abroad: Uber drivers in Cape Town

I took a lot of Uber rides while there and virtually all drivers (bar two Malawians)...
2.3.2026 20:35

Charms, potions and spirits involved in the management of livestock in Zimbabwe

During my long-term fieldwork in Matobo district there was constant discussion of supernatural beliefs concerning livestock....
25.2.2026 3:30

ICARRD+20 kicks off this week: can the challenge of redistributive land reform be addressed?

Given the on-going concentration of wealth – including land – addressing inequality is a core challenge...
16.2.2026 19:58

Livestock, climate change and land reform in southern Africa

The report, edited by Tapiwa Chatikobo and Ben Cousins, explores how small-scale livestock producers manage the...
9.2.2026 19:55

Rethinking with uncertainty: two new articles

Two open access articles have just come out that take the theme of ‘uncertainty’ and explore...
26.1.2026 20:01

Changes in livelihood success: comparing communal areas and smallholder land reform areas in Zimbabwe

As discussed in the previous blog, we carried out repeat ‘success rankings’ in three of our...
19.1.2026 19:26

Livelihood opportunities in Zimbabwe’s communal areas: too poor to succeed?

We are interested in comparing the fortunes of the two types of land use....

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