Tag Archives: Southern Africa

Mozambique: Researchers Find Watermelon Intercropping Mitigates Drought

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By: allAfrica London — A research study carried out in two semi-arid areas in Mozambique has found that watermelon is a good companion crop for intercropping with grain to mitigate the risk of total crop failure due to drought. The findings, published in the academic journal “Experimental Agriculture”, show that although the yield of each [...]

Zimbabwe: Let’s Use Sustainable Renewable Energy Sources

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By: Jeffrey Gogo Just like any other developing nation, Zimbabwe now requires more power to satisfy rising industrial and domestic needs. Undeniably and regrettably so, increasing demand, seen growing 29 percent this year, will be met by exploiting dangerous carbon-emitting fossil fuels such as coal that has been instrumental in driving the menace of global [...]