Will Trump help or hinder Zimbabwe’s white farmers in their compensation battle?

They have engaged a lobbying firm with close ties to the US president to argue their case....

TIMB Says Tobacco Prices Stabilising After Shock $0.35/kg Sales

The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has moved to reassure farmers that tobacco prices are...

Sabhuku Land Deals “Baron” Jailed For Selling Non-Existent Plots

A 52-year-old man from Nyadongo Village under Chief Zimunya has been sentenced to six months in...

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....

UK connects Zimbabwean farmers with UK and European buyers

(Harare) – Eight buyers from the United Kingdom and European Union will visit 11 Zimbabwean farm...

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Foreign farmers prioritised over locals in Zimbabwe land payouts, SADC watchdog says

  Ben Freeth Ahuman rights advocate has criticised Zimbabwe’s compensation framework for former commercial farmers, warning...

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...

China helps Zimbabwe grow US$1.2 billion tobacco crop amid debt, health concerns

As Zimbabwe’s largest agricultural export and a primary foreign currency earner, tobacco dominates its trade with...

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...

Rethinking with uncertainty: two new articles

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

South Africa’s maize export activity continues, but at a slower pace

I am at my desk reviewing agricultural data we received this week, and I thought I...

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...

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

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