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STATEMENT FROM THE NINETEENTH SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL CLIMATE OUTLOOK FORUM (SARCOF-19), KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, 26 – 28 AUGUST 2016 SUMMARY The bulk of the southern tier states of continental Southern African Development Community (SADC) is likely to receive normal to below-normal rainfall for the period October to December (OND) 2015 and the January to March …

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Tricky rainfall season beckons September 4, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterZimbabwe is likely to receive normal to below normal rainfall during the 2015-16 farming season, with farmers being advised to plant small grains, short-season varieties and stagger planting to spread the risk, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned. To avert potentially devastating food …

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Met Department to mobilise funds for cloud seeding aircraft September 4, 2015 Local News Conrad Mwanawashe Business ReporterTHE Meteorological Department is mobilising funds to purchase a second aircraft for cloud seeding as the government intensifies measures to mitigate the effects of the climate change in light of below normal rainfall forecast for the 2015/2016 cropping season. In …

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‘Rainfall unfavourable for agriculture’ September 4, 2015 Top Stories Elita Chikwati Harare BureauZimbabwe is likely to receive normal to below normal rainfall during the 2015/16 farming season with farmers being advised to plant small grains, short season varieties and stagger planting to spread the risk, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned. To avert potentially devastating food …

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Mat South Urged To Focus On Crops, Livestock Mandla Tshuma 3 Sep 2015 Matabeleland South has always been the hardest hit by droughts across the country almost every year. GWANDA — The drought-prone province of Matabeleland South, which has depended largely on ranching for many years, should embark on both crops and livestock production, a provincial …

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Maize Demand Up 12 Percent Staff Reporter 3 Sep 2015 Demand for food in Zimbabwe has increased and it will continue to increase because the population is also increasing ZIMBABWE’S food demand in expected to increase by 12 percent by 2030, raising the need to improve agricultural productivity in terms of food crops.Presenting on Achieving Self …

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Zimbabwe Braces For Poor Rains Tabitha Mutenga 3 Sep 2015 There is a 90 percent chance that an El Nino will develop during the October to December period. ZIMBABWE should brace for yet another drought in 2016 as climatic predictions by the Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF) of normal to below normal rainfall season …

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Urban farming mushrooms in Africa amid food deficits September 3, 2015 Opinion & Analysis Crops grown in a yard in an urban setting There is a scramble for unoccupied land in Africa, but this time it is not British, Portuguese, French or other colonialists racing to occupy the continent’s vacant land – it is the continent’s …

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This El Nino among the strongest since 1950 2015-09-02 05:37     El Nino Multimedia   ·   User Galleries   ·   News in PicturesSend us your pictures  ·  Send us your stories   Related Links     Papua New Guinea warns of worst drought in 20 years El Nino could be strongest in modern history – US El Nino …

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Number of cotton ginning firms declines September 2, 2015 Business Companies that gin cotton in Zimbabwe have dropped to only eight from a peak of 30 in 2008 due to under-utilisation following a decrease in production of the crop, an official said yesterday. Ginning is the process of separating the seeds, seed hulls and other small objects …

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