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Erratic Rains Threaten Southern Africa Food Output [1]

Rainfall patterns in southern Africa are becoming erratic as climate change takes its toll, threatening long-term production of staple and cash crops in the region.

Publication Date: 
25/11/2011
Olivia Kumwenda [2]
Planet Ark (Australia) [3]
Tags:
Rainfall [4], Africa [5], Climate Change [6], Agriculture [7], Cash Crops [8], Zambia [9], Food Security [10], Malawi [11], Floods [12], Farmers [13], Maize [14], Drought [15], Mozambique [16], Zimbabwe [17], Deforestation [18]
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