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ZIMBABWE: No middle ground for crops between drought and deluge

IRIN

Thursday, January 31, 2008

After six years of drought, the forecast was that Zimbabwe was set for good rains and a decent harvest this season - and then came the deluge.The...

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YOUNG OBSERVER-The three illiterates and the policeman

africa » gambia

Friday, January 11, 2008

Once upon a time, there were three men who had never been to school. These men were just groundnut farmers, and they have had an enormous harvest,...

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MALAWI: Malnutrition still a threat

africa » malawi » lilongwe

IRIN

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Despite two years of bumper harvests, malnutrition, partly a consequence of Malawi's famine in 2005, still lingers. "The scale of the malnutrition...

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ZIMBABWE: Rainwater harvesting eases shortage

africa » zimbabwe » bulawayo

IRIN

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Residents of Zimbabwe's second city, Bulawayo, are harvesting welcome rainwater from their roofs after consistently low rainfall in the past few...

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SENEGAL: Empty granaries in Casamance

africa » senegal » ziguinchor

IRIN

Friday, December 14, 2007

After a truncated rainy season in Senegal’s southern Casamance region, granaries are empty and many families are getting by on one meal a...

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Aquaculture flaring at Sapu

africa » gambia » sapu

The Daily Observer

Friday, November 23, 2007

A record species of more than 12,000 fish have been targeted for harvest in March, next year, at the aquaculture project site in Sapu, Central River...

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Prezy’s harvest

africa » gambia » kanilai

The Daily Observer

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Hundreds of people from the Western Region over the weekend gathered at Kanilai to harvest President Dr Yahya Jammeh’s rice field in Kanpong, Foni...

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GHANA: Food shortages follow drought, floods

africa » ghana » accra

IRIN

Sunday, October 28, 2007

After an initial push to provide food for people affected by drought and heavy flooding in northern Ghana, donor attention on the country is waning...

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GUINEA-BISSAU: Low cashew prices could spell hunger, UN warns

africa » guinea bissau

IRIN

Tuesday, October 09, 2007

The price cashew farmers are getting for their produce is so low this year that they might not be able to buy enough food for their families, the UN...

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Farmers Upbeat But…

africa » gambia » brikama ba

The Point

Monday, October 08, 2007

Farmers in the Central River Region of The Gambia are positively impressed with this year’s cropping season and hopes are running high that harvests...

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