Miners Call for Policy Reform in Zimbabwe
globalpressinstitute.org | 15 May 2012
Although Zimbabwe is a mineral-rich country, mine laborers and owners say that profits arent enough to cover costs, leading to low or little pay and unsatisfactory working conditions. The government has implemented laws aiming to reform both issues, but fee hikes to boost federal revenue have been problematic.Read more: http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/global-news/africa/zimbabwe/miners-call-policy-reform-zimbabwe#ixzz1uvejG7f0 
 Zimbabwe | Economics and the Environment | Poverty Reduction

ZIMBABWE: Dying rivers dry up livelihoods
IRIN News | 25 Apr 2012
MUREWA 25 April 2012 (IRIN) - Thousands of poor Zimbabweans have turned to illegal panning for precious minerals, but environmental and water experts say their activities are contributing to the drying up of rivers which many communities rely on for their livelihoods.
 Zimbabwe | Environmental Impacts | Soil Degradation

ZIMBABAWE: Not Prepared for Floods Amid Conflicting Weather Forecasts
ips.org | 08 Feb 2012
By Ignatius BandaThe Zambezi River Authority told villagers living downstream on the Zambezi (pictured) to evacuate their homes because of possible flooding. / Zukiswa Zimela/IPS BULAWAYO, Feb 8 (IPS) – Sibongile Dube knows the devastation heavy rain can leave in its wake. A villager in the...
 Zimbabwe | Environmental Impacts | Floods

Brown Revolution brings new hope
AfricaFiles | 19 Jan 2012
By re-creating the movement of herds over the land, Zimbabwe has found a way to reverse desertification. Calling it the "Brown Revolution", farmers are planning where livestock are grazing, revitalizing depleted soils. Water and carbon retention in the soil are improved with this simple, and cost effective, strategy. CJW
 Zimbabwe | Climate Change Adaptation | Deforestation | Sustainable Forest Management

Brown Revolution Brings New Hope
ips.org | 10 Jan 2012
By Busani BafanaVICTORIA FALLS, Jan 10 (IPS) – Picking spots for cattle to graze could reverse desertification and even do its bit to retard climate change, new experiments in Zimbabwe have shown. Its what is coming to be called the Brown Revolution.Planned grazing of livestock is helping...
 Zimbabwe | Climate Change Adaptation | Economics and the Environment | Farming Practices

Malawi: Overcoming the Barriers: How to ensure future food production under climate change in Southe...
feedproxy.google.com | 09 Nov 2011
Author: Katharine Vincent, Alec Joubert, and Tracy Cull, Kulima Integrated Development Solutions; John Magrath, Oxfam GB; Peter Johnston, Climate Systems Analysis Group, University of Cape Town Farmers in Southern Africa are experiencing changes to their climate that are different in magnitude to...
 South Africa | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Agriculture | Climate Change Adaptation | Farming Practices

Farmer who took Mugabe to court dies
The Independent | 11 Apr 2011
MIKE Campbell (78), the commercial farmer who made legal history when he took President Robert Mugabe to the Sadc Tribunal in 2007, challenging the chaotic land reform and won the case a year later, passed away at his temporary home in Harare yesterday.Campbell reportedly never recovered from the abduction and the brutal beatings meted out to him, his wife Angela and son-in-law Ben Freeth by Zanu PF supporters on June 29 2008, two days after the Presidential run-off election.
 Zimbabwe | Access to Information | Agriculture | Environmental Awareness | Education | and Public Participation

Agriculture pillars critical to agric recovery
The Standard | 28 Mar 2011
FARMERS are the backbone of all agricultural systems, without farmers there would be no food and inadequate raw materials. Farmers are facing the following challenges: Inadequate funding, especially long-term loans and capital funds. Low viability due to low producer prices. Inadequate farm equipment and irrigation infrastructure. All our farmers unions should work 24/7 to mobilise farmers and lobby for their various requirements including conducive policies on agriculture.
 Zimbabwe | Access to Information | Agriculture | Food Security

Zimbabwe: Six Provinces Face Acute Food Shortages
AllAfrica.com | 23 Mar 2011
Six of the country's 10 provinces are faced with severe food shortages and the Government has directed the Grain Marketing Board to urgently start moving grain to affected areas. Masvingo, parts of Manicaland, Midlands and the Matabeleland provinces have been cited as the worst affected.
 Zimbabwe | Agriculture | Food Security | Planning and Management of Development

ZIMBABWE: Dry spell ends prospect of good harvest
IRIN News | 17 Mar 2011
A dry spell that has persisted for over a month, adversely affecting crops in many parts of Zimbabwe, could mean a lean year ahead for farmers. "I am not even looking forward to picking a few green mealies [corn on the cob] to roast from my maize crop, said Merjury Mapanda, 55, a widow who looks after three grandchildren in Chirumanzu district, some 120km southeast of Gweru, capital of Midlands Province.
 Zimbabwe | Agriculture | Food Security