12.7.2023 14:34

NEW books: Why farmer participatory research is essential for agricultural development

Ian Scoones
Together, they make the case that we must put farmers first if more equitable, sustainable and productive food and farming systems...
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26.6.2023 8:34

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

"All these businesses are run by women, and all are accumulating from the businesses"...
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,...
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...
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...
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 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. ...
10.10.2022 20:24

Competing COVID-19 narratives in rural Zimbabwe

The first case of COVID-19 was identified in Zimbabwe on March 20 2020. Having seen what...

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