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Yesterday, we asked whether land still matters for Africa’s future.
Today, we step back and ask: where does this conversation begin?

For Dr Tendai Murisa, this work is not abstract. It is rooted in lived experience, growing up between rural and urban life, where land was not just space, but survival, production, and dignity.
This book emerges from that journey. From early encounters with farming and food systems, to years of academic work on land, agriculture, and social organisation, and ultimately, a return to questions that never quite went away.

It is also a response to silence. A moment where fewer African scholars are actively shaping the land and agrarian discourse, even as its importance persists.

This is more than research. It is a return. A reckoning. A continuation.

Watch the full conversation: https://youtu.be/1ut178SKKpQ
Download the book: https://sivioinstitute.net/land

The land and agrarian question in Africa is often treated as an afterthought. Yet What If it's still Africa's unfinished conversation?

In our latest episode, we open with a provocative reflection: Does land reform still matter in the 21st century? Can Africa truly chart its development path without addressing who has access to land, and who does not?

While headlines celebrate rapid urbanisation, they often overlook a critical reality: the majority of Africans still live in rural areas. Yet their voices, experiences, and struggles remain largely invisible in policy and public debate.

So, the question is not whether land matters, but whether we are willing to confront its place in shaping Africa’s future.

This episode dives into the shifting land and agrarian question, challenging dominant narratives and rethinking justice, development, and inclusion.

Catch Dr Tendai Murisa and Nontsikelelo Nzula in this conversation: https://youtu.be/1ut178SKKpQ

Download the book: https://sivioinstitute.net/land