SDGs Collaborative Research Unit Exploration of Practical Wisdom and Resilience Overcoming Downside Risk
-Collecting grassroots voices in Africa under COVID-19

Report

South African team held the workshop at Stellenbosch/Tomohiro Hosoi (the University of Tokyo)

South African team held the workshop at Stellenbosch University, South Africa from 26 to 27 September 2023. All of the team members, Prof. Scarlett Cornelissen (Stellenbosch University), Dr. Chizuko Sato (IDE-JETRO), and Tomohiro Hosoi (the University of Tokyo) participated in it.

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Innovative resilience: African peasants’ local remedies in the face of COVID-19/Rangarirai Gavini Muchetu (Sam Moyo African Institute of Agararian Studies)

The Zimbabwe Team organized a significant COVID-19 conference in Harare, held on September 14, 2023, at Cresta Hotel Msasa, strategically located on the outskirts of the
Harare Central Business District. The event centered around the theme of “Innovative Resilience: African Peasants’ Local Remedies in the Face of COVID-19,” gathering
distinguished agrarian scholars from Zimbabwe. Their research delved into the intricate relationship between agrarian practices and the impact of COVID-19.

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