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Zimbabwe’s drought kills hundreds of thousands of cows

13/01/2016
Zimbabwe’s worsening drought conditions are killing cattle and meaning farmers are selling animals at a tenth of their former price, according to Reuters.

In what has been billed as the worst drought for 20 years, the national herd size stood at 5.3 million animals last year, reduced from more than six million the year before.

Simangaliphi Ngwabi, the agriculture ministry's chief livestock specialist in Matebeleland South province, said there was little water or pasture for cattle in the region.

The livestock department estimates that more than 350,000 cattle may face death due to drought in Matebeleland South.

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