Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) Partnerships
| Partnership Name/Title | National / International Partnership | Partner Institution | Nature of Partnership | EMS Departmental Contact Person | Email address | Status |
| Oak Foundation | National / International | Wageningen University and University of Cape Town. | Living Landscapes in Action' in 3 sites in South Africa | Prof Moenieba Isaacs | misaacs@uwc.ac.za | Active |
| University of Cologne | International | University of Cologne | Collaborative Research Centre on 'Future Rural Africa': research on digital technology in African agriculture in Kenya, Zambia and South Africa | Prof Ruth Hall | rhall@uwc.ac.za | Active |
| Volkswagen Foundation | International | University of Cologne, Aga Khan University (Tanzania), University of Development Studies (Ghana) | Research on 'Medium Scale Farmers in Rural Africa' in Ghana, Tanzania and Namibia | Prof Ruth Hall | rhall@uwc.ac.za | Active |
| Austrian Development Agency | National | Austrian Development Agency | Research and action project on women's land rights at 9 sites in Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Mozambique, with 4 civil society partners | Dr Phillan Zamchiya | pzamchiya@plaas.org.za | Completed |
| Global Centre for Biodiversity for Climate | International | UKAID Global Centre for Biodiversity for Climate, Birmingham University (UK), Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Malawi), and National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (Uganda), | Research on 'Adaptive Fisheries Governance' | Prof Mafaniso Hara | mhara@uwc.ac.za | Active |
| Water Research Commission | National | Water Research Commission | Research on the use of anchovies for food and nutrition security | Prof Mafaniso Hara | mhara@uwc.ac.za | Active |
| Claude Leon Foundation | International | Claude Leon Foundation, UK | Research on inclusive urban land reform | Dr Farai Mtero | fmtero@uwc.ac.za | Completed |
| UKRI | International | University of Greenwich | Research on food systems and social reproduction | Dr Farai Mtero | fmtero@uwc.ac.za | Still to start |
| Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN | International | United Nations | Research on responsible use of fisheries and aquaculture resources for sustainable development | Prof Mafaniso Hara | mhara@uwc.ac.za | Active |
| GIZ, Germany | National/International | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and African Union Commission (Ethiopia). Partners at universities in Namibia, Cameroon, Ghana, Senegal, Morocco and Tanzania | Partnership for training and research, in the Network of Excellence on Land Governance in Africa, with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and African Union Commission (Ethiopia) - and with partners at universities in Namibia, Cameroon, Ghana, Senegal, Morocco and Tanzania. The short course we convene at UWC has guest lecturers from Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Egypt, Uganda, Ghana and Mali | Prof Ruth Hall & Prof Moenieba Isaacs | rhall@uwc.ac.za misaacs@uwc.ac.za |
Active |
| Institute for Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK | International | University of Sussex, UK | Research on livestock, climate change and land reform in South Africa and Zimbabwe | Prof Ruth Hall | rhall@uwc.ac.za | Active |
| Journal of Peasant Studies and China Agricultural University | International | China Agricultural University | Annual 'Writeshop' in Critical Agrarian Studies and Scholar-Activism, a writeshop to support PhDs and post-docs to publish in international scholarly journals | Prof Ruth Hall | rhall@uwc.ac.za | Active |
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