15.12.2022 8:48

Navigating uncertainty, predicting the future: the importance of religion in Zimbabwe

Ian Scoones
In today’s uncertain world, having a sense of what the future holds is vital. This is why biblical predictions and prophecies hold so much cachet, offering hope...
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Religion, agriculture and market dynamics in Zimbabwe

The last blog offered a brief overview of different churches across our study sites....
22.11.2022 13:17

Religion and agriculture: reflections from Zimbabwe

A recurrent theme in our research across Zimbabwe is the role of organised Christian religion in...
10.11.2022 8:05

Why COP27 needs a more sophisticated debate about livestock and climate change

As the climate conference, COP27, kicks of in Sharm el Sheik in Egypt debates about agriculture...
10.11.2022 6:51

What is environmental degradation and what should we do about it?

It’s currently the UN decade on ecosystem restoration....
17.10.2022 8:25

Building ‘community resilience’ through the pandemic in rural Zimbabwe

‘Community resilience’ is one of those policy buzzwords that has emerged through the pandemic. ...
4.10.2022 7:59

Learning in a pandemic: real-time research on COVID-19 in rural Zimbabwe

In March 2020, when COVID-19 first arrived in Zimbabwe, we decided to switch our research focus...
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How does agricultural commercialisation affect livelihoods in Zimbabwe?

The question of how agricultural commercialisation affects livelihoods has been central to the recently completed APRA...
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Tobacco and agrarian change in southern Africa

Tobacco has shaped politics, generating interest groups, forging alliances and resulting in different sources of rent...
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The future of Zimbabwe’s agrarian sector: a new book

new book on land and agriculture Zimbabwe...
31.7.2022 8:59

The changing face of urban agriculture in Zimbabwe

Over the last four weeks, the blog has explored the changing face of urban agriculture across...
11.7.2022 10:48

Urban agriculture in Zimbabwe: a photo story

Over the last few weeks the team from Chikombedzi, Triangle, Matobo, Masvingo, Chatsworth and Mvurwi have...
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The growth of urban agriculture in Zimbabwe

The growth of urban agriculture in Zimbabwe has been phenomenal. Every space seems to be cultivated,...
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Rethinking disaster responses: from risk to uncertainty

Previous blogs in this series have highlighted how farmers’ responses to ‘drought’ are focused on adaptive...

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