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How to grow food in drought-hit Zimbabwe? Add irrigation

2016-06-01 02:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Several rivers pass from Zimbabwe's lush Eastern highlands through the lowlands of drought-hit Chipinge, Mutare and Chimanimani districts. But while river water is plentiful, hard-up farmers have no way to get enough of it to their fields. "We did not harvest anything in the past two seasons," said Amon Vhumbu, the traditional leader of a small, isolated village in Chipinge district, where many fields have been left barren by drought, despite a river flowing nearby. "As you can see, without...

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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwes elephant poaching citadel

2016-05-23 18:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

OXPeckers: Why is a dusty town near Hwange National Park making international headlines for the poisoning of elephants? Oscar Nkala unravels the networks and modus operandi behind Detes infamy Poisoned elephants found at a watering hole in Hwange National Park in October 2015. Photo: Bhejane Trust It takes almost four hours to drive the 288km from Bulawayo in Zimbabwe to Cross Dete, a busy crossroads located to the north-east of Zimbabwe`s world-famous Hwange National Park. However, it takes only...

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Zimbabwe to print US dollar equivalent

2016-05-05 11:49:11| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Zimbabwe is set to print its own version of the US dollar in order to ease severe cash shortages in the country.

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Pittsburgh Zoo's elephant expert helps Zimbabwe handlers stop spread of tuberculosis

2016-04-12 09:57:34| Chemicals - Topix.net

The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium elephant curator has traveled to Zimbabwe to teach handlers for elephant-back safaris how to test elephants for tuberculosis, which is still a problem in humans in that country. SENT A SPECIAL MAN TO AFRICA TO HELP >> I KNOW.

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