Inter Press ServiceTinus de Jager - Author - Inter Press Service https://www.ipsnews.net/author/tinus-de-jager/ News and Views from the Global South Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:16:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 More rain expected in Southern Africa https://www.ipsnews.net/2012/03/southern-africa-has-had-more-than-its-average-rainfall-since-november-of-2011-and-forecasters-are-predicting-even-more-rain-until-the-end-of-march/ https://www.ipsnews.net/2012/03/southern-africa-has-had-more-than-its-average-rainfall-since-november-of-2011-and-forecasters-are-predicting-even-more-rain-until-the-end-of-march/#respond Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:41:37 +0000 Tinus de Jager http://ipsnews.wpengine.com/?p=106958

By Tinus de Jager
Mar 2 2012 (IPS)

Southern Africa has had more than its average rainfall since November of 2011 and forecasters are predicting even more rain until the end of March. But, as Tinus de Jager reports, it seems as if this rain is not benefitting the smaller farmers of the region.

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By Tinus de Jager
Nov 12 2011 (IPS)

The Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions, SACAU, says the COP17 discussions in Durban later this month is an opportunity to put agriculture on the climate change map. Tinus de Jager asked Ishmael Sunga, the confederation CEO, what they are pushing for at the end of November.

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