This article is from Zimbabweland, a blog written by IDS Research Fellow Ian Scoones. Zimbabweland focuses on issues related to rural livelihoods and land reform in Zimbabwe.

South Africa's land reform programme presents a unique opportunity to revitalise rural economies and mitigate the migration of people from rural areas to cities in search of economic opportunities.

CAPE TOWN - Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso is expected to visit flood-hit areas in the Swartland on Tuesday afternoon. Last week, farm dam walls collapsed resulting ...

While there has been market reform in other areas, rural land now remains the last means of production that has not yet been completely freed in an economy which is now the second-largest in the ...

Supported by A new land-reform bill aims to unwind ... Between 2020 and 2022, the value of rural land jumped by as much as 58 percent in some areas, driven mostly by foreign investors buying ...

Senate Bill 1118 would effectively end local government planning that protects rural areas from development. The bill also promotes sprawl.

Scottish Labour calls for a land ownership cap to fight entrenched power and reshape who controls Scotland’s vast rural estates.

It costs more to extend infrastructure across broader swaths of land in the suburban and rural areas. As part of Chesapeake’s citywide comprehensive plan, city leaders already have adopted the ...

South Africa's land reform programme presents a unique opportunity to revitalise rural economies and mitigate the migration of people from rural areas to cities in search of economic opportunities.