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The sugar rush in southern Africa

The expansion of sugar production in southern Africa has been dramatic. Ian Scoones blogs on its early beginnings in Natal to the huge commercial estates across the region established during the colonial era, new investments are being planned.

3 October 2016

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Will white farmers in Zambia feed Zimbabwe?

The El Niño drought has hit southern Africa hard. Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and seven provinces in South Africa have announced emergencies. Coming on the back of a bad season last year, the food situation across the region is dire.

26 September 2016

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Why we must act now on inequalities

After decades of neglect, inequality has risen to the top of public and policy agendas. To address it we urgently need a new approach that is much more interdisciplinary, pluralistic in its methods, multi-scaled and globally inclusive than we see today.

21 September 2016

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Agricultural revolutions then and now

Michael Loevinsohn blogs about the challenges facing small pig farmers in Myanmar as they meet the pressures of a growing urban population.

21 September 2016

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Hinkley C: why is the UK building a new nuclear power plant?

Today the UK government approved Britain's first new nuclear power plant in 20 years at Hinkley Point C. STEPS co-director Andy Stirling is quoted in a Sussex University news story, suggesting that renewables offer a better prospect for investment.

15 September 2016

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