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Relief beckons in upcoming rain season

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Better days: Most parts of the country are due to receive normal to above-normal rainfall

Researchers at the Meteorological Services Dept are expected to soon announce that the upcoming cropping season will feature far better rains than the El Nino-hit disaster of 2023-24. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI looks at what’s known already about the upcoming season

All indications are that after the disastrous “Hell Nino” of 2023-24, farmers and the nation at large will breathe a sigh of relief in the upcoming cropping season.

Regional meteorologists put their heads together in Harare recently for their annual pre-season gathering where SADC-wide forecasts for the summer cropping season are developed. Each country is now fine-tuning its own forecasts from the broader findings developed at the regional gathering.

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Relief beckons in upcoming rain season

Researchers at the Meteorological Services Dept are expected to soon announce that the upcoming cropping season will feature far better rains than the El Nino-hit disaster of 2023-24. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI looks at what’s known already about the upcoming season

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