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Call for applications: The Political Economy of Land Governance in Africa FeaturedNews & EventsNews & Events FeaturedUncategorized

Call for applications: The Political Economy of Land Governance in Africa

The Political Economy of Land Governance in Africa University 5 day online short course | 06 - 10 September 2021 Why this course? Across Africa, the majority of both rural and urban residents have insecure tenure rights, either in law or in practice. They face the legacy of land dispossession, colonial legal codes, contested customary tenure systems, and growing pressure…
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July 14, 2021
PLAAS WEBINAR: Impact of COVID-19 and survival strategies of the African Women Fish Processors and Traders Network (AWFISHNET) FeaturedNews & EventsNews & Events FeaturedUncategorized

PLAAS WEBINAR: Impact of COVID-19 and survival strategies of the African Women Fish Processors and Traders Network (AWFISHNET)

WEBINAR: How African Women Fish Processors and Traders Network (AWFISHNET) are responding to the impact of Covid-19 pandemic – a perspective from North, West and East African women representatives THURSDAY 8 JULY 2021 from 13:00 – 14:00 SAST/CAT PLAAS invites you to a webinar on ‘How African Women Fish Processors and Traders Network (AWFISHNET) are responding to the impact of…
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June 28, 2021
PLAAS WEBINAR: Dispossession and repossession of farmland post-fast track land reform in Zimbabwe FeaturedNews & EventsNews & Events FeaturedUncategorized

PLAAS WEBINAR: Dispossession and repossession of farmland post-fast track land reform in Zimbabwe

WEBINAR: Dispossession and repossession of farmland post-fast track land reform in Zimbabwe THURSDAY 24 JUNE 2021 from 13:00 – 14:30 SAST/CAT PLAAS invites you to a webinar titled ‘Dispossession and repossession of farmland post-fast track land reform in Zimbabwe’ The speakers include: Siphosami Malunga – Director, The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) Professor Jonathan Moyo – Zimbabwe’s former…
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June 22, 2021
PLAAS WEBINAR: The implication of the termination of the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant and the proposals moving forward FeaturedNews & EventsNews & Events FeaturedUncategorized

PLAAS WEBINAR: The implication of the termination of the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant and the proposals moving forward

WEBINAR: The implication of the termination of the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant and the proposals moving forward THURSDAY 17 JUNE 2021 from 13:00 – 14:00 SAST/CAT PLAAS invites you to a webinar titled ‘#PayTheGrants: The implication of the termination of the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant and the proposals moving forward’ The speakers include: Wanga…
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June 14, 2021
PLAAS WEBINAR: African food systems, gender dynamics and SSF perspectives FeaturedNews & EventsNews & Events FeaturedUncategorized

PLAAS WEBINAR: African food systems, gender dynamics and SSF perspectives

WEBINAR: African food systems, gender dynamics and small-scale fisheries (SSF) perspectives THURSDAY 3 JUNE 2021 from 13:00 – 14:00 SAST/CAT PLAAS invites you to a webinar titled ‘African food systems, gender dynamics and small-scale fisheries (SSF) perspectives’ The speakers include: Patricia Patricia Blankson Akakpo, Network for Women’s Rights NETRIGHT, Ghana Maia Nagel, Masifundise Development Trust, South Africa Editrudith Lukanga, Environmental…
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May 25, 2021
Social Reproduction during the Pandemic
PLAAS WEBINAR: Social Reproduction during the Pandemic: Women, Food, Labour and Time in Three African Countries FeaturedNews & EventsNews & Events FeaturedUncategorized

PLAAS WEBINAR: Social Reproduction during the Pandemic: Women, Food, Labour and Time in Three African Countries

WEBINAR: Social Reproduction during the Pandemic: Women, Food, Labour & Time in Three African Countries THURSDAY 6 MAY 2021 from 13:00 – 14:00 SAST/CAT PLAAS invites you to a webinar titled ‘Social Reproduction during the Pandemic: Women, Food, Labour & Time in Three African Countries’ The speakers include: Prof. Akosua Darkwah, University of Ghana Dr. Luitfred Kissoly, Ardhi University, Tanzania…
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May 3, 2021
PLAAS WEBINAR: Consolidating Agrarian Neoliberalism? The Land Policy Revision process in Mozambique FeaturedNews & EventsNews & Events FeaturedUncategorized

PLAAS WEBINAR: Consolidating Agrarian Neoliberalism? The Land Policy Revision process in Mozambique

WEBINAR: Consolidating Agrarian Neoliberalism? The Land Policy Revision process in Mozambique THURSDAY 29 April 2021 from 13:00–14:00 SAST/CAT PLAAS invites you to a webinar on “Consolidating Agrarian Neoliberalism?  The Land Policy Revision process in Mozambique”.  Speakers include: Dr Alda Salomão, Director of TINDZILA, Land and Natural Resources Governance Research Centre (Centro de Pesquisa sobre Governação de Terras e Recursos Naturais)…
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April 23, 2021
Webinar Series: Agrarian Conversations Episode 2, Global food regimes and China Agrarian ConversationsFeaturedNews & EventsNews & Events Featured

Webinar Series: Agrarian Conversations Episode 2, Global food regimes and China

Webinar Series: Agrarian Conversations, Episode 2, Global food regimes and China Wednesday 28 April 2021 at 15:00-16:30 (CET) PLAAS invites you to the webinar series: Agrarian Conversations, Episode 2, Global food regimes and China. Speakers and panelists include: Philip McMichael, Cornell University, USA Yan Hairong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Paul Nicholson, La Via Campesina Refiloe Joala, PLAAS, South Africa Andrea…
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April 20, 2021
PLAAS Webinar: The COVID relief fund for small-scale farmers: who benefitted, who lost out, and what have we learnt about food systems? FeaturedNews & EventsNews & Events FeaturedUncategorized

PLAAS Webinar: The COVID relief fund for small-scale farmers: who benefitted, who lost out, and what have we learnt about food systems?

Webinar: The COVID relief fund for small-scale farmers: who benefitted, who lost out, and what have we learnt about food systems? THURSDAY 15 APRIL 2021 from 13:00–14:00 SA Standard Time (Central African Time) PLAAS invites you to a webinar titled ‘The COVID relief fund for small-scale farmers: who benefitted, who lost out, and what have we learnt about food systems?’…
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April 13, 2021
PLAAS Webinar: Implications of the COVID-19 Crisis for Rural Production, Food Systems, and Livelihoods in Southern Africa FeaturedNews & EventsNews & Events FeaturedUncategorized

PLAAS Webinar: Implications of the COVID-19 Crisis for Rural Production, Food Systems, and Livelihoods in Southern Africa

Webinar: Implications of the COVID-19 Crisis for Rural Production, Food Systems, and Livelihoods in Southern Africa: Lessons from Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe Thursday, 8 April 2021 from 13:00-14:00 (CAT) PLAAS invites you to a webinar titled: “Implications of the COVID-19 Crisis for Rural Production, Food Systems, and Livelihoods in Southern Africa: Lessons from Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe”. The webinar will…
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April 6, 2021