How Zimbabwean farmers are preparing for El Niño

Farmer's WeeklyClemence Manyukwe · 25 October 2026 at 03:00

With the Meteorological Services Department of Zimbabwe forecasting below-normal rainfall nationwide, three farmers in different districts are somehow keeping production going, despite dwindling profit margins.
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