Of Land Scarcity,Cultivation,Grazing and Subsequent Environmental Degradation

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From Kenya to Zimbabwe,grazing and cultivation land has been a major cause of conflicts in the rural Africa.In this picture collage,a herd of cattle grazes in rural Masvingo and below villagers cleared a patch of land for cultivation in the midst of a mountainous area.

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