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SEMINAR: The green transition in Africa and beyond – a tale of extractivism, fossil capitalism, and green (neo)colonialism

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SEMINAR: Navigating the green energy dilemma: a case study of geothermal development in Kenya

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PLAAS Webinar: Conservation after Covid-19: From unsustainability and inequality to revolutionary renewal? News & EventsUncategorized

PLAAS Webinar: Conservation after Covid-19: From unsustainability and inequality to revolutionary renewal?

Webinar: Conservation after Covid-19: From unsustainability and inequality to revolutionary renewal? Thursday, 9 July 2020 at 13:00 (CAT) Join PLAAS for our next webinar in this series. In “Conservation after Covid-19: From unsustainability and inequality to revolutionary renewal?” the speakers will explore opportunities to rethink dominant conservation strategies in Southern Africa and globally. The speakers for this webinar are professors…
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July 3, 2020
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PODCAST Ep. 1: 25 years of land and agrarian studies in South Africa Agrarian PoliticsNews & Events

PODCAST Ep. 1: 25 years of land and agrarian studies in South Africa

The Agrarian Politics podcast launches today. Agrarian Politics is a podcast by and for researchers and activists committed to land and agrarian reforms, just and equitable food systems and progressive politics in Africa and the Global South. It is a platform to be shared. To generate a critical mass of knowledge and experience, the podcast will feature hosts and guests who…
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July 1, 2020
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PLAAS Webinar: Fattening the curve–The bio-politics of food, livelihoods and Covid-19 News & Events

PLAAS Webinar: Fattening the curve–The bio-politics of food, livelihoods and Covid-19

Webinar: Fattening the curve–The bio-politics of food, livelihoods and Covid-19 in Kumasi (Ghana) and Cape Town (South Africa) Thursday, 2 July 2020 at 13:00 (CAT) Join PLAAS for a webinar on “Fattening the curve–The bio-politics of food, livelihoods and Covid-19 in Kumasi (Ghana) and Cape Town (South Africa)” featuring Florian Kroll (DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security, Policy and…
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June 26, 2020
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PLAAS Webinar: Covid-19 exposes water scarcity as a governance problem News & EventsUncategorized

PLAAS Webinar: Covid-19 exposes water scarcity as a governance problem

Webinar: Covid-19 exposes water scarcity as a governance problem Thursday, 18 June 2020 at 13:00 Join PLAAS for the next webinar in this series. The world water crisis predates the coronavirus pandemic. This crisis manifests in many ways: nearly one billion people lack access to potable water and improved sanitation; millions of farmers are in need of small-scale infrastructure to…
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June 11, 2020
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PLAAS Webinar: Competition, Inequality and B-BBEE: Lessons from quota allocations in industrial fisheries News & EventsUncategorized

PLAAS Webinar: Competition, Inequality and B-BBEE: Lessons from quota allocations in industrial fisheries

Webinar: Competition, Inequality and B-BBEE: Lessons from quota allocations in industrial fisheries Thursday, 11 June 2020 at 13:00 Join PLAAS for a webinar on “Competition, Inequality and B-BBEE: Lessons from quota allocations in industrial fisheries” featuring Prof Stefano Ponte (Centre for Business and Development Studies, Copenhagen Business School) and Dr. Thando Vilakazi (Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, University…
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June 4, 2020
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Job creation and land reform in a post-covid SA News & Events

Job creation and land reform in a post-covid SA

Employment-intensive land redistribution could hold the key to agrarian reform. Against the background of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has cast South Africa’s social inequalities into stark relief, a ground-breaking new study has raised the hope that small-scale farming can play a significant role in tackling the challenges of unemployment and food security. Commissioned by the Capacity Building Programme for Employment…
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June 3, 2020
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PLAAS Webinar: How to change the food system–perspectives from consumer cooperatives News & EventsUncategorized

PLAAS Webinar: How to change the food system–perspectives from consumer cooperatives

Webinar: How to change the food system–perspectives from consumer cooperatives Thursday, 4 June 2020 at 13:00 The power of supermarkets in South Africa’s food system means the value from high consumer prices does not benefit farmers or farmworkers. Neither food producers nor consumers benefit from this system. This is not unique as the same trend characterises most markets across Europe.…
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June 2, 2020
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PLAAS Webinar: African land rights in the time of the coronavirus News & EventsUncategorized

PLAAS Webinar: African land rights in the time of the coronavirus

Webinar: African land rights in the time of the coronavirus Thursday, 28 May 2020 at 13:00 Join PLAAS for the next webinar in this series, “African land rights in the time of the coronavirus: Perspectives from West, East and Southern Africa”. The Covid 19 pandemic has rapidly expanded from a public health to a food and livelihood crisis, exposing the…
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May 25, 2020
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PLAAS Webinar: Democratising South Africa’s food system in and beyond the crisis News & EventsUncategorized

PLAAS Webinar: Democratising South Africa’s food system in and beyond the crisis

Democratising South Africa’s food system in and beyond the crisis Thursday, 21 May 2020 at 13:00 Join PLAAS for the next webinar in this series. This webinar, “Democratising South Africa’s food system in and beyond the crisis”, explores corporate domination in the South African food system. Our food system regularly fails to provide affordable nutritious food to the majority of…
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May 16, 2020