The Institute for Poverty, Land, and Agrarian Studies is an independent policy research hub at the @UWConline. Follow us on Bluesky: @plaasuwc.bsky.social.
Mar 19, 2024 • 9 tweets • 1 min read
A worrying update from the International Conference on Global Land Grabbing in Colombia #LandGrabbing2024
"The Land Deal Politics Initiative is outraged to learn that four of our LDPI Grantees - Gertrude Dzifa Torvikey, Yaya Maiga, Frew Yirgalem Mane & Sohbe Djidim Nestor ...
"... - all scheduled presenters at the International Conference on Global Land Grabbing in Colombia, were denied transit through various European airports despite having valid Colombian visas.
#LandGrabbing2024
Sep 29, 2022 • 54 tweets • 20 min read
We have reached the final day of the Climate Change and Agrarian Justice Conference. We’ve enjoyed the rich debates that have taken place since Monday. #ClimateAgrarianJustice
Today’s theme is - Towards Agrarian Climate Justice: Strengthening Alliances for an Anti-Capitalist Approach to Climate Change. We’re excited to hear from our speakers.
Sep 28, 2022 • 40 tweets • 17 min read
It's Day 3 of the Climate Change and Agrarian Justice Conference. We hope the discussions have been enlightening and engaging. Today we'll be focusing on Agrarian Struggles and Resistance. Make sure to follow us to keep up with today's sessions. #ClimateAgrarianJustice
This is an international conference with interpretations in English, Spanish, French and Burmese. Follow this thread for live-tweeting and engage with us on #ClimateAgrarianJustice. @TNInstitute@Peasant_Journal
Sep 28, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
#ICYMI Residents of Kondo Village in Chipinge District, Zimbabwe are celebrating a massive legal victory after the High Court of Zimbabwe ordered that the Chipinge Rural District Council stop urbanising the Kondo Communal Lands without following due process.
The Court also ordered the District Council to pay attorney fees for the applicants on the case.
The council had issued eviction notices and demarcated communal land without seeking consent from the community.
Sep 27, 2022 • 35 tweets • 12 min read
Day 2 of the Climate Change and Agrarian Justice Conference kicks off now. We will be bringing you all of today's important discussions. The theme is Diverse Impacts and Responses to Climate Change in the Rural World. #AfricanClimateJustice
We're starting off the conference with the opening plenary which is chaired by @RuthHallPLAAS. Speaking during this plenary are: Natacha Bruna, Jason Moore (@oikeios) and Amita Baviskar.
Sep 26, 2022 • 33 tweets • 15 min read
The Climate Change and Agrarian Justice Conference starts now! Welcome everyone! We will be live tweeting throughout the conference (which ends on Thursday!)
This is an international online conference and interpretations will be available in English, Spanish, French and Burmese.
The conference is convened by @Peasant_Journal, @TNInstitute, the Collective of Agrarian Scholar-Activists of the Global South (CASAS) and PLAAS.
Thanks to @RosaLux_SA for its support! Follow #AfricanClimateChange to keep up with the conversation.
Apr 6, 2022 • 17 tweets • 10 min read
The first comprehensive handbook of SA's economy is being launched tonight. Senior PLAAS team members Professor @RuthHallPLAAS and Dr Farai Mtero contributed two chapters. President Cyril Ramaphosa will be delivering a keynote address.
Register here: loom.ly/xbS02p4
The Oxford Handbook of the South African Economy offers detailed coverage of key economic questions facing SA. Join The Southern Centre for Inequality Studies at @WitsUniversity & the Research Chair in Industrial Development at UJ for the launch.
NEW SHORT FILM: How did COVID-19 affect the food system in #Tanzania?
Our research teams found out, in three market centres: the coastal city of Dar es Salaam, the tourist cross-border hub of Arusha, and Mwanza on Lake Victoria. #Africanfoodsystems
Here are the stories of market traders, truckers, fishers and farmers in #Tanzania. Even without restrictions under President #Magafuli, #Covid_19 had big effects on the people producing & selling food.
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Small-scale black farmers were no long able to sell their produce to schools for their feeding systems when schools were closed under hard lockdown.
@IDRC_CRDI@UPTuks@UWConline Our research shows that food prices have risen *faster* than general inflation in every month since the start of COVID. It has been disastrous not only for poor consumers but also low-income farmers, fishers and street traders and bakkie traders.
Listen to @SAfmRadio right now.
