Rangarirai Gavin Muchetu

Rangarirai Gavin Muchetu is a Political Economist who specialises in rural and agricultural development. He obtained his PhD in Global Society Studies from Doshisha University of Kyoto, Japan. He is currently studying farmer cooperatives in Shiga Prefecture (Gamou district), Japan, as a post-doctoral fellow. His thesis focused on issues faced by agrarian societies after radical land reforms. Particular interest was placed on the forms and character of the collective-action mechanisms utilised to combat post-reform market contradictions. As the realities of unavoidable land reforms settle in Southern Africa, it becomes vital to explore such debates in order to proffer lasting solutions.