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Zimbabwe's mineral resources include, amongst others, coal, chromium ore, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, tin, platinum group metals (such as palladium) and diamonds. Globally it is a significant producer of lithium, chrysotile asbestos and vermiculite. Gold, platinum group metals and chromium are Zimbabwe's key mineral resources. The Great ...
[2] [3] Chickens raised for eggs are known as layers, while chickens raised for meat are called broilers. [4] In the United States, the national organization overseeing poultry production is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the UK, the national organisation is the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
Weaver Press is a Zimbabwean independent publisher formed in 1998 in Harare. [1] The press was co-founded by Irene Staunton, who has been credited with "quietly shaping post-independence Zimbabwean literature", [2] with Murray McCartney, and the Press has published many notable African writers.
Zimbabwe's arable land surface is relatively small compared to major food producers in Africa, but its agriculture was rather well performing from 1961 to 2001 (up to 10% of African maize production in 1985). There are five natural regions that make up the agriculture of Zimbabwe. The first three regions are used for producing crops. [5]
Sam Moyo (1954–2015) was a Zimbabwean scholar and land reform activist, the co-founder and executive director of the African Institute for Agrarian Studies (AIAS) [1] (renamed the Sam Moyo African Institute for Agrarian Studies following his death in 2015 [2]), and President of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESIRA). [3]
The crops feed on the lower layers while the latest prunings form a protective layer over the soil and roots, shielding them from both the hot sun and heavy rain. This makes it possible for the roots of both the crops and the trees to stay to a considerable extent in the top layer of soil and the mulch, thus benefiting from the food in the ...
The Great Dyke or Dike is a linear geological feature that trends nearly north-south through the centre of Zimbabwe passing just to the west of the capital, Harare.It consists of a band of short, narrow ridges and hills spanning for approximately 550 kilometres (340 mi).
His book, On Trial for My ... Stanlake Samkange died March 6, 1988, in Zimbabwe. Works ... Netherlands – (PDF) This page was last edited on 31 October 2024 ...