26.1.2026 20:01

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

Ian Scoones
As discussed in the previous blog, we carried out repeat ‘success rankings’ in three of our communal area sites, which are all nearby our A1 smallholder...
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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....
12.1.2026 20:37

The future of ‘development’ – and IDS@60

This year is the 60th anniversary of the Institute of Development Studies based at the University of...
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Welcome to the international year of rangelands and pastoralists, 2026

Zimbabwe includes many pastoral and agropastoral systems, sharing many of the characteristics of seen in the...
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Zimbabweland’s festive top 20: a review of the year

A highlight of the year was an exchange visit with 16 farmers from our A1 sites...
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Two new booklets: young people and small towns in Zimbabwe’s land reform areas

To complement this ongoing blog and the various academic outputs we produce from the research, we...
2.12.2025 20:44

New forms of commercial agriculture on A2 land reform farms in Mvurwi, Zimbabwe

The high potential areas of Mvurwi in Mazowe district should be the focus for significant commercial...
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Medium-scale resettlement farms in Masvingo and Gutu districts in Zimbabwe: what has happened since 2000?

Our sample of 50 A2 farms across Gutu and Masvingo districts range from the ‘highveld’ grazing...
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New types of ranching on medium-scale land reform farms in Matobo, Zimbabwe

The A2 farms in Matobo are in some of the most remote parts of the district....
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Is the end of sanctions on Zimbabwe near?

This could see the end of one of the last formal sanctions on Zimbabwe, offering hope...
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South African confusions over land reform

As followers of this blog will know, I have recently been in South Africa where debates...
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Why land redistribution must be central to human flourishing in an era of extreme inequality

Land redistribution is not the flavour of the month. Many see it as impossible, an idealistic...
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The politics of land: introducing an important new collection

Land is central to contemporary debates about politics as anyone in Zimbabwe knows well. Land sustains...
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Towards ICARRD+20: debating land, life and society in Cape Town

Next week several hundred participants from across the world will gather in Cape Town for a...

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