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The hub for agriculture and farming news on climate in Africa.
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Dought-hit Zimbabwe readies mass wildlife migration
Zimbabwe is planning an enforced mass migration of wildlife away from a park in the country’s south, where thousands of…
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Namibia loses 60,000 livestock to drought
The country lost more than 60,000 livestock to drought-induced famine this year, agriculture minister Alpheus !Naruseb has said. !Naruseb announced…
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Zimbabwe declares disaster over drought as crop output drops
The Zimbabwean government has declared a state of disaster in all urban and rural areas following a drought that has…
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Climate change is already costing meat and dairy producers a lot
The meat and dairy industry is increasingly feeling the effects of climate change, but they’re abnormally quiet about their own…
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Kenya corn output seen 25% below five-year average on drought
Kenya estimates its main-season corn harvest from medium-potential growing areas will drop by about 25% below the country’s five-year average.…
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U.K. sounds warning on Zambian refusal to declare food emergency
The U.K. questioned Zambia’s refusal to declare a food emergency amid the worst drought in nearly four decades in large…
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Zimbabwe seeks $331.5 million to deal with drought, cyclone
Zimbabwe is seeking $331.5 million in humanitarian aid as the southern African nation battles the “twin shocks” of a sustained…
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Ethiopia plants 350 million trees in one day to combat drought
Ethiopians planted 353 million trees in 12 hours, part of a 4 billion tree-planting campaign to fight deforestation and climate…
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