02/03/2020
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๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ฝ๐ฅ๐ง
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The geographical location of Zimbabwe in the tropics makes it vulnerable to climate change through shifting rainfall and agricultural patterns,rising temperatures and frequent heat waves, drought and floods will destabilise agricultural production ,exacerbating the situation is our heavy dependence on rain-fed agriculture, this will have adverse effects not only on humans, but also on livestock, which are a strategic investment to rural and farming communities; And also maize planted late will not give good yields,thus making maize production a less valiable activity under climate change conditions.The stimulated changes in crop yields are driven by two factors that is carbon dioxide enrichment and changes in climate.In the low-lying areas of Southern Zimbabwe for example it is probable that climate change will turn the region into a non-maize producing area as exemplified by reduced maize production in Masvingo.If global warning becomes a reality,this area which represents 42% of the communal area will become even more marginal for maize production.
๐๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: is the backbone of Zimbabweโs economy as Zimbabweans remain largely a rural people who derive their livelihood from agriculture and other related rural economic activities. Agricultural activities provide employment and income for 60-70 percent of the population, supplies 60 percent of the raw materials required by the industrial sector and contributes 40 percent of total export earnings.
๐๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ : contributes approximately 17 percent to Zimbabweโs GDP. As the main source of livelihood for the majority of the population, the performance of agriculture is a key determinant of rural livelihood resilience and poverty levels. General challenges facing smallholder farmers (SHFโs) include low and erratic rainfall, low and declining soil fertility, low investment, shortages of farm power - labour and draft animals, poor physical and institutional infrastructure, poverty and recurring food insecurity.
๐๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: production is also vulnerable to periodic droughts. The peasant sector, which produces 70 per cent of staple foods (maize, millets, and groundnuts), is particularly vulnerable as it has access to less than 5 per cent of national irrigation facilities.
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