[The Herald] As if to confirm that crowds can make better predictions than experts, people's agricultural markets like Mbare in Harare and Malaleni in Bulawayo are shedding more light on how farmers and other actors are responding to the El Nino-induced drought in Zimbabwe. Following reduced rainfall in December 2015 and January 2016, there has been reduced planting of tomatoes particularly in Mutoko where tomatoes are planted often in the open field. This has seen tomato prices in Mbare market shooting to a maximum of ......
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