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Shortages of Fertilizer Jeopardize Zimbabwe 2012 Maize Crop Yields http://www.voanews.com/ 30 January 2012 Ammonium nitrate manufacturers – Sable Chemicals and Zimbabwe Fertilizer Company, both subsidiaries of Chemplex Corporation Limited – said that production is hampered by a lack of operating funds Gibbs Dube | Washington Zimbabwean farmers who managed to get a maize crop in the ground …

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Zim crops failing after Mugabe’s land ‘reforms’ http://www.iol.co.za January 30 2012 at 11:59amBy JAN RAATH . Harare – Zimbabweans in 2011consumed some 1.67 million hectolitres of beer, the highest ever sales. But as beer drinking soared, the output from the country’s farms sank to its worst since independence in 1980 (bar 2008 when inflation hit 500 billion percent.) …

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Water scarcity fears in Mat, Midlands http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 28 January 2012 19:01 BY NQOBANI NDLOVU BULAWAYO – Cities and towns in Matabeleland and Midlands regions are facing serious water shortages owing to dwindling water levels in dams and collapsing water treatment infrastructure. A snap survey by The Standard last week established that Bulawayo, Gweru, Gwanda and Zvishavane are …

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Zimbabwe farmers turn back to tradition as rainfall changes   http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/zimbabwe-farmers-turn-back-to-tradition-as-rainfall-changes 28 Jan 2012 07:38 Source: Alertnet // Madalitso Mwando In this 2005 file photo, Zimbabwe peasant farmer Loyce Nkala stands amid her drought-devastated maize crop in Filabusi, southwest Zimbabwe. REUTERS/Howard Burditt By Madalitso Mwando ESIGODINI, Zimbabwe – Whether rotating her crops, sowing seed from …

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Crop hectarage diminishes http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 26 January 2012 16:11 Paul Nyakazeya PRELIMINARY assessments by the Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) show that the area planted for major crops diminished this agricultural season owing to a poor start to the season and inadequate inputs. Without giving the hectarage,  ZFU said in its weekly market guide  the area planted for major …

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Small-scale farmers to feed the nation http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Zimbabwe’s Global Hunger Index is at its lowest yet, according to this year’s report, and with continued investment in small-scale farmers and the government’s commitment to national social protection, it could continue to decrease.25.01.1202:56pmby JOY MORRISON The report was jointly published by the International Food Policy Research Institute, Concern Worldwide, and Welthungerhilfe. …

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3.5 million Vulnerable Children Face Starvation-UNICEF http://www.radiovop.com Harare, January 23, 2012-At least 3.5 million vulnerable children face starvation as government fails to provide for their aged guardians, UNICEF has revealed. According to the Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZIMSTATS) Zimbabwe has  over 7 million people who can be described as children and over 3.5 million of these live  under what …

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US$200m forestry plantations lost to illegal settlers http://www.herald.co.zw Saturday, 21 January 2012 00:00 Herald ReporterZIMBABWE has lost more than US$200 million due to activities of illegal settlers in areas reserved for timber plantations, Allied Timbers chief executive officer, Dr Joseph Kanyekanye said yesterday. Addressing journalists in Harare yesterday, Dr Kanyekanye said more than 4 000 families across the country …

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High output expected as tobacco selling season opens http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 22 January 2012 13:20 BY OUR STAFFTHE 2012 tobacco selling season opens on February 15 amid expectations from stakeholders of high output and quality crop. The tobacco would be auctioned at four floors — Tobacco Sales Floor, Boka Tobacco Floors, Millennium Tobacco and Premier Tobacco. Players in …

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Budiriro’s sickening maize fields http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 22 January 2012 11:55 BY JENNIFER DUBETHE sound of gushing water can be heard as one approaches a flourishing maize field at an open space in the sprawling Budiriro 4 high-density suburb.As the source of the sound comes into view, one would be forgiven for thinking it is a water fountain in …

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