Day 1 opens with keynotes from SA Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Mzwanele Nyhontso; Morgan Ody, @via_campesina General Coordinator; Professor @IssaShivji from the University of Dar es Salaam; with @RuthHallPLAAS as chair. Programme shorturl.at/WlUfb #PLAAS30

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📝 Dr Chipenda will go into more details about this work, his methodologies, and his findings at the seminar. If you have questions, you can send them to us via our BlueSky Chat. Register below.

💡 While medium-scale farms have become central to creating economic opportunities, they need support to meet their potential to contribute to structural transformation, wealth creation, and improved livelihoods.

🤔 Does the medium-scale commercial farming model contribute to structural transformation, wealth creation, and improved livelihoods?

🚜 The study looks at 200 resettled households in two rural districts in Zimbabwe. As with many post-colonial African contexts, the government of Zimbabwe is promoting the medium-scale farming sector to achieve its objective to become a middle-income economy by 2030. But...

Does the medium-scale commercial farming model contribute to structural transformation, wealth creation, and improved livelihoods? 🤔

🚜 "The study uses a survey and in-depth interviews of 200 resettled households in rural Zimbabwe. As with many post-colonial African contexts, the government of Zimbabwe is promoting the medium-scale farming sector to achieve its objective to become a middle-income economy by 2030. But...