26.6.2023 8:34

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

Ian Scoones
"All these businesses are run by women, and all are accumulating from the businesses"...
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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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Zimbabweland’s top posts of 2022

As is traditional at this time of year, it’s time to review the top blogs of...
15.12.2022 8:48

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

In today’s uncertain world, having a sense of what the future holds is vital. This is why...
28.11.2022 17:17

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...

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