Zimbabwe rolls out FAO voucher programme as El Niño threatens food security

The intervention is part of FAO’s Nourish and Thrive initiative, and it functions in a manner designed to support both households and rural markets....

The future of ‘development’ – and IDS@60

This year is the 60th anniversary of the Institute of Development Studies based at the University of...

Zimbabwe’s Tobacco Success Is a Policy Achievement. The Opportunity Now Is Execution

Zimbabwe’s tobacco industry is one of the country’s clearest demonstrations of what is possible when national...

Post-calving struggles leave farmers fearing cattle losses

Farmers in the Matobo district have raised an alarm over growing difficulties in managing cattle after...

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...

Zimbabwe Food Security Outlook Update – December 2025: Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes expanding during lean season through March

Analysis in English on Zimbabwe about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition and Drought; published on 23 Dec...

Zimbabweland’s festive top 20: a review of the year

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Unregulated mining sparks ‘environmental armageddon’ fears in Zimbabwe

Environmental activists have warned that Zimbabwe is facing an escalating environmental and public health crisis driven...

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...

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...

Disasters have cost global agriculture US$3.26 trillion: FAO

Global agriculture has suffered losses of more than US$3.26 trillion over the past three decades due...

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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