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Cattle Testing Positive for Tuberculosis in the UK to be Dna Tagged
Cattle testing positive for Bovine TB are to be DNA tagged to further strengthen controls preventing spread of the disease. Evidence is emerging that some cattle farmers in the South West and Midlands may have been illegally swapping cattle ear tags....
Farmers Struggle With Zimbabwe’s Erratic Rainfall
When light rain fell for two consecutive days in late October 2010, Gabriel Musonza, a 65-year-old farmer in a village about 70km northwest of Harare thought the main farming season had begun.
MOZAMBIQUE: Algae Survival Soup
Pointing to his tiny plot along the Zambezi River in central Mozambique, Tome Lande explains how the maize plants at the top of the sloping riverbank withered away during the drought, and those at the bottom washed away during the floods. His entire crop...
Zimbabwe Police Arrest South African Farmer for Allegedly Resisting Eviction
Zimbabwean police have arrested a South African farmer on allegations of refusing to vacate his farm which has been expropriated by the Harare government, a civil rights group said Friday. AfriForum said Mike Odendaal was “wrongfully arrested” by...
A Wreath Laid for Each of Samoa’s 132 Tsunami Victims
A wreath was placed in memory of each of Samoa’s 132 tsunami victims as their names were read out one by one. The exception was the nine overseas victims whose identities were not publicized. The memorial service brought about 3-thousand mourners,...
Ethiopia Launches a Regional Coffee Quality Control Center
Ethiopia has launched a Regional Coffee Quality Certification Centre and Warehouse Operation which aims at boosting the quality and quantity of Ethiopia’s coffee exports. The center was launched in Hawassa town, located some 275 kilometers south of...
Zimbabwe’s White Farmers Say the Government is Bound By SADC Tribunal Rulings
The organization representing white farmers in Zimbabwe has dismissed as “clutching at the straws” last week’s announcement that the country had withdrawn from proceedings at a southern African court which had been asked to rule over the legality...
Russian Farmer in Negotiations to Buy Britney Spears’ Home
A real estate agent has revealed that a farmer from south Russia could become the owner of U.S. pop star Britney Spears’ $7.9- million mansion in California.
