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Zimbabwe urged to lift ban on growing genetically modified food http://www.trust.org Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00 GMT By Madalitso Mwando BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AlertNet) – From poultry products to fish, potatoes to apples, Johnson Moyo, a primary school teacher in Bulawayo, has come to enjoy what many Zimbabweans once considered the finer things in life. While such foodstuffs …

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UK and Australia contribute US$ 11.5 million to help Zimbabwe’s smallholder farmers http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk The United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) have contributed US$ 11.5 million to help 60,000 smallholders in 20 districts in Zimbabwe through market-based input assistance, as part of the Agricultural Inputs Provision Programme. The funds, channelled through …

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WFP: Food Crisis Deteriorating in Zimbabwe http://www.voazimbabwe.com Tatenda Gumbo17.09.2012 The United Nations World Food Program says it is closely monitoring the crippling drought situation in Zimbabwe and lobbying stakeholders for the provision of food and other resources to the affected families. Officials said Zimbabwe has pledged 35,000 tonnes of maize and the WFP is working with other organizations …

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