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Livestock Farmers Face 'Desperate Times' in Zimbabwe

Cattle and other livestock formerly grazed freely but poor rainfall, linked by experts to climate change, has caused the vegetation to disappear.

Zimbabwe: Cattle Breeders Face Tough Choices As Pasture Vanishes

AlertNet, 20 May 2012

Lorraine Mabuza stands outside her cattle pen. She wears a pensive look, and the source of her troubles is not hard to guess. Read more »

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Cattle breeders also have been forced to share limited supplies of water with their livestock.

Zimbabwe: Villagers Exchange Livestock for Food

Zimbabwe Standard, 12 May 2012

Most villagers who do not have a source of income in Midlands province have resorted to barter trade; exchanging grain and other household provisions for groceries to survive… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt to Fund Livestock Production

Financial Gazette, 7 December 2011

GOVERNMENT has pledged to recapitalise the livestock sector in a bid to boost the national herd which had fallen drastically during the economic crisis. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Killing the Environment for a Living

The Herald, 28 February 2012

Poverty is a rural dilemma and continues to be a persistent multi-dimensional problem in Zimbabwe and the Sadc region. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Food Shortages Hit Mat South Hardest

Financial Gazette, 16 May 2012

Villagers in Matopo in Matabeleland South province are selling their cattle for a song to buy basic commodities while farmers are also being charged one beast for every 10 cows for… Read more »
Zimbabwe: ZFU Urges Early Sales of Livestock

Financial Gazette, 4 May 2012

THE agricultural marketing season kicked off last month with most buyers offering between US$260 and US$280 per tonne for maize and between US$800 and US$1300 pet tonne for sugar… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Cattle Re-Stocking a National Priority

The Herald, 14 March 2012

STAKEHOLDERS in the agricultural sector have challenged the Ministries of Finance and Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development to work closely in crafting a budget for… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Nation Lacks Expertise to Deal With Climate Change - Study

The Herald, 22 March 2012

Zimbabwe lacks the technical expertise and institutional capacity to mitigate and adapt to climate change, a study has revealed. Environment and Natural Resources Management… Read more »

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