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6 Jan
Heavy rainfall has caused flooding across much of Germany. Farmers have been particularly hard hit, and are now desperately trying to salvage their harvest.
25 Nov
Rainfall is becoming increasingly acidic due to carbon dioxide emissions, but farmers in Northern Tanzania have found an organic method to neutralize it. They mix ash into the soil to counter the acidity that is a problem especially in the rainy season.
25 Jul 2023
Drought is forcing thousands of rural Iraqis migrate to cities for work, bringing with them their own cultural ideas. This has caused community conflicts, sometimes even violence, in big cities like Baghdad and Basra.
22 Jul 2023
Farmers in Sudan say that problems caused by the country's violent power struggle between military factions could have delayed crop planting until it is too late - potentially deepening a food crisis.

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