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Floods hit cotton farmers

    JOHANNESBURG

    Zimbabwean cotton growers have lost more than US $3.9 million worth of cotton due to flooding that hit the eastern and southern parts of the country, ‘The Herald’ reported on Wednesday.

    Those affected include large-scale commercial and small-scale farmers and the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA), the newspaper added. At Middle Save, where more than 500 hectares of cotton had been affected, the loss is estimated at US $700,000.

    According to the reports, preliminary assessments show that ARDA has lost about US $1 million worth of equipment and cotton, while the cost of repairing equipment is estimated at US $260,000.

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