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TANZANIA: Weather Changes Turn Farming into Gamble with Nature

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Farmers have been struggling to adjust to changing weather patterns and have seen a drop in crop production.

By Denis Gathanju
DAR-ES-SALAAM (IPS) - Changes in weather patterns have turned agriculture into a gamble with nature for Tanzanian farmers. Prolonged droughts and floods have made the lives of small-scale farmers, who don’t have access to irrigation, extremely difficult.

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NAMIBIA: Female Hip-Hop Artists Challenge Stereotypes
Servaas van den Bosch
WINDHOEK (IPS) - African hip-hop prides itself on a more positive portrayal of women, but traditional cultural attitudes towards women still dominate the industry, say Namibian female rappers.

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> Weather Changes Turn Farming into Gamble with Nature
> Landslides - Experts Warn Worst is Yet to Come
> Female Hip-Hop Artists Challenge Stereotypes
> Patrilineal Inheritance Prevents Women’s Access to Land

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> Weather Changes Turn Farming into Gamble with Nature
> Landslides - Experts Warn Worst is Yet to Come
> Patrilineal Inheritance Prevents Women’s Access to Land
> Climate Change Is Changing Farming Methods

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