MODERN AGRICULTURE!!!
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Posted on 02/13/2019 6:44:59 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Jemitias Denhere shakes his head as he explains why, despite being a specialist in soil management and crop production, he specializes in beef livestock.
The district agronomist -- plants specialist -- owns 27 hectares of land in the Mwenezi area of southern Zimbabwe, a particularly arid location. Here, farmers endure extreme weather challenges such as drought and flash flooding -- and, thus, some of the highest food shortages.
His cattle can exist on the little grass that remains during dry times, but to produce crops without irrigation is risky -- so he decided against it. "One year, you win; one year, you will fail; repeat," he said.
But over the past five years, the situation has become worse.
One of the rising uncertainties climate change is bringing to the country: The rains have come much later, with the November rainy season beginning as late as January -- and when it comes, there's less of it, sometimes falling for just one day.
"We're experiencing the worst style of drought. If we receive rains, it will be like a cyclone: very violent, too windy. Very erratic. So you cannot bank on it. Things are changing every day."
"It's clear that people are feeling increased uncertainty about the weather," said Maarten van Aalst, director of the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, which advises the Red Cross globally. But he adds that while it's known that climate change is bringing more heat and rising risk of drought to this area, there is no clear scientific evidence about changes in hail or strong winds -- mainly because researchers don't have the data.
But the consequences of such extreme weather go even further, beyond livelihoods, hunger and education, to the population's health -- including HIV.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Murdering land thieves with HIV hardest hit.
You are undoubtedly raycis'. You are no longer welcome in polite company (no job, no restaurants, etc.).
I can probably live with that. I go ‘Out Among The English’ maybe once a month, LOL! :)
“Fueled by climate change, Zimbabwe’s erratic harvests cause migrant dyslexic lesbian farmers with VIH to struggle”
No, it's Climate Change that's to blame, which is a barely dressed-up modern invocation of Evil Spirits. The storms are worse these days, we are informed, but they don't have any data. Uh huh.
Climate-smart maize? They are making up words so that no credit goes to GMO(Genetically modified) crops.
MODERN AGRICULTURE!!!
Global Warming on Free Republic here, here and here
There are, broad brush here, basically two sorts of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The larger group tended to have good natural resources and leaders who looked to the likes of Marx for inspiration.
The smaller number of nations had leaders who emulated the Brits or, if they were really blessed as Botswana was, who looked to men like Adam Smith and George Washington for inspiration.
That’s basically the dividing line. According to a Ghanan lady I know it might also be split between those leaving French rule and post-English colonial with much the same effect.
The head whiner from zimbabwe. Leave a comment for her if you want. I guess years ago she helped mugabe come to power. She is a true useful idiot.
https://www.thezimbabwean.co/author/cathy-buckle/
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