Boaventura Monjane is a Mozambican journalist and scholar with a deep commitment to issues of social justice.

He holds a degree in Journalism from Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo and a PhD in Postcolonialisms and Global Citizenship (Sociology) from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Coimbra.

Boaventura is an associate researcher at the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) at the University of the Western Cape, where his research focuses on agrarian movements, rural politics, food sovereignty, and climate justice.

He also serves as co-editor of the Grassroots Voices section in the Journal of Peasant Studies. Additionally, he is the Solidarity Programme Officer for West Africa and Haiti at Grassroots International, where he supports movements working towards justice and sovereignty across the Global South.

Boaventura Monjane

Basic information

Name
Boaventura Monjane
Title
Journalist
Country
Mozambique
City
Maputo
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Supported projects

Mozambique Plants More Eucalyptus to Feed Europe's Packaging Demand

  • Environment
  • Industry

CHIMOIO / SANTARÉM – The EU countries consume more cellulose than they produce, and this growing demand is creating new business opportunities for some while resulting in the loss of land for others. This cross-border investigation examines the land grabbing in Mozambique fuelled by the European demand for eucalyptus pulp.

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Land of plenty, land of but a few

  • Agriculture
  • Economy

MAPUTO - “Land of plenty, land of but a few” is a web documentary and a data journalism investigation that tells the story of how the peasants who live in the Nacala Corridor, one of the most fertile and populated areas of Mozambique, have been heavily affected by the arrival of large agricultural investments. More about the story here.

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