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Nick James

@zimbaboy.bsky.social
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Political ecologist, agroecologist, geographer, soil, food sovereignty, water security www.etfe-ug.com

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Nick James @zimbaboy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#harvest 2026
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
25 Aug: UK to warn citizens to stock up on #food amid threat from #climatecrisis and hostile states 1/3 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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UK to warn citizens to stock up on food amid threat from climate crisis and hostile states
Government resilience campaign aims to ensure people can cope in a national disaster, in order to free resources for most vulnerable
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Walter Gröbchen @groebchen.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
„Meine Heimat ist die Menschheit.“ R.I.P. Abdullah Ibrahim / Dollar Brand
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Nate Chinen @natechinen.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Rest in Power, maestro Abdullah Ibrahim. Here is a fine NPR Music obit by Martin Johnson.
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Abdullah Ibrahim, quiet giant of the jazz piano, has died at 91
The South African musician's "Mannenberg" was often called his country's unofficial anthem during the final years of apartheid.
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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Devastating news. Abdullah Ibrahim has left us. A giant has fallen. An era has closed. iol.co.za/news/south-a...
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BREAKING: International jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim dies aged 91
Abdullah Ibrahim, the internationally acclaimed South African jazz pianist and composer whose music became synonymous with resistance, exile and hope, has died at the age of 91, leaving behind one of ...
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Tim Waterman @tim-waterman.co.uk · 28/01/2026
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Small-scale farmers produce more of the rich world’s food than previously thought – new study
The prevailing narrative that feeding the world is the preserve of industrial agriculture is based on flawed logic.
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Zohran Mamdani refused to compromise on his values – and was rewarded for it @moustafabayoumi.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Mamdani refused to compromise on his values – and was rewarded for it | Moustafa Bayoumi
His win is a huge victory for all New Yorkers, but it is also meaningful far beyond the five boroughs of this city
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Raj Patel @rajpatel.org · 01/11/2025
Fixing Food Systems Will Take More than Good Intentions - V sensible thoughts from IPES-Food heavyweights Shalmali Guttal, Sofia Monsalve and Pat Mooney foodtank.com/news/2025/10...
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Raj Patel @rajpatel.org · 17/10/2025
I had a wonderful conversation with my fellow IPES-Food panelist and longtime friend and comrade Million Belay on the future of African Agriculture. Listen to them all here: www.youtube.com/@BFAAPOD
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IPES-Food @ipes-food.org · 16/10/2025
🥣 Brazil’s recipe to end hunger is shockingly simple – and it works. 👧🏽 Universal school meals 💸 Cash transfers + minimum wage 🌾 Buying from family farmers 🍲 Community kitchens 📜 The right to food in law 🌱 Support for agroecological farmers ipes-food.org/brazil-beats... #WorldFoodDay
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Brazil's recipe to end hunger
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Adam Calo @adamcalo.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
It all comes back to land.
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Nick James @zimbaboy.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Welsh Onions are not Welsh. They're merely foreign. Allium fistulosum is a perennial plant.
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Nick James @zimbaboy.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Great #tomatoes this year.
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Jairo I. Fúnez-Flores @insurgentthought.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Israel has killed hundreds of journalists, including Anas al-Sharif. Meanwhile, the mainstream media continues to enable the genocide. The tide is not turning nor are journalists in the West developing a moral compass. They are entirely complicit.
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Jairo I. Fúnez-Flores @insurgentthought.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
"I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland." open.substack.com/pub/jairofun...
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Anas Al-Sharif's Final Message
Israel Killed Anas on August 10, 2025.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Anas Al-Sharif was one of the most remarkable reporters of his generation. For 673 days, he defied Israeli threats to kill him. Al Jazeera now confirm their crew in Gaza City have all been assassinated: RIP reporters Anas Al-Sharif & Mohammed Qareqea and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher & Mohammed Nofal
Anas Al-Sharif pictured with his two young children that he is holding. They are all smiling.
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Nick James @zimbaboy.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
#damson
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Nick James @zimbaboy.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Nice birthday gifts, wow!
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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Rest in Peace Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o #BlackSky #Blackademics
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o - a giant of African literature - dies aged 87
The Kenyan author sent shockwaves through African literature by refusing to write in English.
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Nick James @zimbaboy.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Bedlinog pit pond, 2025
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Nick James @zimbaboy.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
A small road going to the right of 19th century abandoned building. It's in a cemetery up above the village of Bedlinog, South Wales.
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Africa Is a Country @africasacountry.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
As Mozambique nears 50 years of independence, its ruling party clings to power amid political turmoil, contested elections, and growing public discontent. Is this the beginning of a new struggle for liberation? africasacountry.com/2025/03/the-...
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The crisis of African liberators
As Mozambique nears 50 years of independence, its ruling party clings to power amid political turmoil, contested elections, and growing public discontent. Is this the beginning of a new struggle for l...
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Agroecology Coalition @agroecology.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Massive political efforts are needed to tackle the causes of hunger – conflict, poverty, and inequality. Agroecology can be a solution! 🌱 Take a look at this article by Jennifer Clapp (on behalf of IPES-Food) ➡️ ipes-food.org/only-politic...
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Only politics can end world hunger - IPES-Food
"Hunger persists because we allow injustice to endure. Food isn’t scarce but many people can’t access it.” To give people access to food, we must confront power & inequality.
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Jennifer Clapp 🇨🇦 @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Today is publication day! I explain how agricultural inputs - which weren't even widely traded market goods 200 years ago - have become giant industries dominated by just a handful of transnational firms today. mitpress.mit.edu/978026255170... Many thanks to those who helped me along the way!
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24/02/2025
RIP to one of the bona fide greats
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IPES-Food @ipes-food.org · 24/02/2025
🌾🥣 Hunger and malnutrition are a matter of #food access, inequality and poverty. #Hunger is a political choice: it's not rocket science 🧵👇
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IPES-Food @ipes-food.org · 16/02/2025
The world produces more than enough #food to feed everyone. Yet it is shamefully misallocated. BigAg firms make more profit by exporting food for animal feed, biofuels, or ultra-processed foods, than selling it to poor people. 1/3 of all food is simply wasted. ipes-food.org/only-politic...
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Only politics can end world hunger - IPES-Food
"Hunger persists because we allow injustice to endure. Food isn’t scarce but many people can’t access it.” To give people access to food, we must confront power & inequality.
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Groundswell International @groundswellint.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Agroecology vs industrial agriculture. Which approach do you think is better for the future of food?
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IPES-Food @ipes-food.org · 14/02/2025
"We produce more food per person than ever before—yet hunger persists across the globe." #Hunger is political. The proven solutions? Courageous political choices that confront power and put equity over profit. ipes-food.org/only-politic...
The world grows enough food for everyone to eat. Conflict, poverty, and inequality stop people accessing it. IPES-Food
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Jennifer Clapp 🇨🇦 @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
My 2 cents: Hunger persists because we allow injustice to endure. If we are serious about ending it, we need bold political action, not just scientific breakthroughs. Only political will can end world hunger: Food isn’t scarce, but many people can’t access it theconversation.com/only-politic...
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Only political will can end world hunger: Food isn’t scarce, but many people can’t access it
Massive political efforts are needed to tackle the root causes of hunger – conflict, poverty, inequality. Technology alone is not sufficient.
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Jennifer Clapp 🇨🇦 @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Happy to share this piece I wrote (with input from @ipes-food.org colleagues) as a counter to the recent call for more technological 'moonshots' to end hunger. No amount of technology can ensure people are well fed - we need political will to tackle inequities theconversation.com/only-politic...
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Only political will can end world hunger: Food isn’t scarce, but many people can’t access it
Massive political efforts are needed to tackle the root causes of hunger – conflict, poverty, inequality. Technology alone is not sufficient.
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Stuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Some new articles about Gillian Rose in Thesis Eleven - some open access journals.sagepub.com/toc/thea/0/0
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Slow Food @slowfoodhq.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
🌍🔥 The hottest January on record is another alarm bell—yet political leaders still fail to act. Our #FoodSystems are both victims & drivers of the #ClimateCrisis. 📢 Where are the bold policies to help farmers transition to climate-resilient, nature-friendly farming? www.ft.com/content/b5d1...
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Hottest January on record shocks scientists
Data adds to fears that climate change is accelerating, as La Niña phenomenon fails to cool global temperatures
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Nick James @zimbaboy.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
@Bedlinog #Bedlinog #Wales #wood #winter #trees
A wooden carving showing a bearded old man is nailed to a large oak tree. Very mysterious and lifelike.
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William Moseley @williamgmoseley.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Viewpoint: Africa needs to reject commercial agriculture and embrace small farms if it hopes to address food insecurity geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/01/30/v...
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Viewpoint: Africa needs to reject commercial agriculture and embrace small farms if it hopes to address food insecurity
ates of hunger in Africa are unacceptably high and getting worse. The UN State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024 report reveals that food
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Stuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Kevin B. Anderson, The Late Marx’s Revolutionary Roads:Colonialism, Gender, and Indigenous Communism - @versobooks.bsky.social March 2025 www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
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The Late Marx’s Revolutionary Roads
In his late writings, Marx went beyond the boundaries of capital and class in the Western European and North American contexts. Kevin Anderson carries out a systematic analysis of Marx’s Ethnological ...
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Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
25 Lead Authors. 7 Review Authors. 57 Pages. 31 Figures. But the 14-word TITLE of the World Weather Attribution study is all you need to know:
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Jess Fanzo @jessfanzo.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
We are so excited to launch the Food for Humanity Initiative strategy Feb 4th. Join us for the event and feel free to download the strategy here: shorturl.at/wCyss
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F4Hi Strategy 2025-2030 | Food for Humanity
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William Moseley @williamgmoseley.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Honored that my book, Decolonizing African Agriculture, made it on @foodtank.bsky.social's list of "25 Books Guiding Us Toward More Regenerative Food Systems" @agendapub.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social foodtank.com/news/2025/01...
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25 Books Guiding Us Toward More Regenerative Food Systems – Food Tank
These books will inspire readers to learn from global food movement wins and encourage them to find their creative spark in the kitchen.
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Nick James @zimbaboy.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
January 2025 64millionartists.com
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Homepage - 64 Million Artists
64 Million Artists is a social enterprise inviting everyone in the UK to explore their creative potential and use it to challenge the status quo.
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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Sorry to get this news. I loved *Twin Peaks*. RIP to an artist with a vision. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...
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David Lynch, Twin Peaks and Muholland Drive director, dies aged 78
Film-maker who specialised in surreal, noir style mysteries made a string of influential, critically acclaimed works including Wild at Heart and Eraserhead
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Agroecology Coalition @agroecology.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
📖In November 2024 we released our publication “Agroecology: Stories from the Ground”!🌱 This publication features 10 case studies shared during the Working Group on Implementation meetings, showcasing lessons from agroecology projects worldwide. Read it here in EN/FR/SP ➡️
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Agroecology in Action: Stories from the Ground | Agroecology Coalition
by Agroecology Coalition | Nov 11, 2024 | News
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Nick James @zimbaboy.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
#biodiversity #bbc I listened to the final episode in 2024 of Rare Earth on BBC R4. The panel and two presentors seemed keen and over-excited to remove the word 'biodiversity'. Why? Oddly, not a single one of them could offer an alternative word.
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Stuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Some nice news that because it is one of the most-read articles in the Journal of the History of Ideas this year, my piece "Foucault and Dumézil on Antiquity" is open access until the end of January 2025. muse.jhu.edu/article/933859 Full list at mailchi.mp/742b2d4d8001... @jhideas.bsky.social
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Project MUSE - Foucault and Dumézil on Antiquity
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Nick James @zimbaboy.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
A young boy with a toy giraffe
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Dialogues in Human Geography @dialogueshg.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
The latest issue of Dialogues in Human Geography is out now! Including three regular article forums; two further engagements forums; and two book review forums. More details in a short thread that follows! See the latest issue here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/DHG/curr...
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