Zimbabwe: Combine Harvester Shortage Threatens Wheat Output

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Zimbabwe: Combine Harvester Shortage Threatens Wheat Output

[New Zimbabwe] MOST wheat farmers are struggling to harvest their crop owing to a serious shortage of combine harvesters and labour in Matabeleland North province.

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