and i will. do to your. this is news live from berlin britain's prince philip dies at the age of 99 husband to queen elizabeth the 2nd he's served as royal consulate for over 70 years we look at how a nation where most people have never known life without him at the queenside his grieving amid endemic restrictions also on the program germany's chancellor takes

control as berlin says it will override state leaders and impose tough on national program virus restrictions. advocate boxing kids of thailand hundreds of thousands enjoy the sport for many it's a route out of poverty but doctors are warning that it can cause long term damage. i'm told me all the ball welcome to the program persons prince philip husband of queen elizabeth has died at the age of 99 his health had been deteriorating in recent months and he'd recently been released from hospital the prince stood at the queen's side for over 7 decades world leaders have expressed their condolences and people have gathered to pay tribute. it's been a year filled with pain and isolation for those in the united kingdom with many

losing loved ones in the coronavirus pandemic but much of british society is pausing to give special attention to the passing of one man they hold dear. i have a huge huge amount of respect for the family. even just talking about it. the nice break. first we had to come down here and just being in the. safety and everything else and just the place the family. the prince philip was wonderful father and a real asset to british life and i'm sure the queen is grieving terribly my wishes to her very sad actually. it's. still sad sad sad he's been with us all through our life the pair of. people in

london and make their way to windsor castle or buckingham palace to pay their respects to prince philip the royal family people not to gather in large numbers due to the pandemic asking them to make a charitable donation instead. of westminster abbey bells ringing once every 99 minutes in tribute. u.k. prime minister boris johnson says his thoughts are with the queen who has lost her husband. so we mourn today with her majesty the queen we offer our condolences to her. family. and we give thanks as a nation and the kingdom for the extraordinary life and work. of prince philip you could bedroom. the government says flags to fly at hof mast all over the country until the prince's funeral his death will also be marked by

a 41 gun salute that moon on saturday. doubly correspondent charles some pill sent this report from london on prince philip's legacy well he is widely remembered as a modernizing figure after the u.k. rebuilt in the aftermath of the 2nd world war he'll also be remembered for his his public service his sense of duty and responsibility regardless of how you might feel about the royal family there is no doubting his sense of g.t.o. his decades by the side of the queen in fact on their 50th wedding anniversary the queen herself described him as his strength and stay talking about the sacrifices are leading to the sacrifices he's made in his years as a consulate of course here we have the remembered as well for his bright

personality a lot of people been paying tribute to his sense of humor and then of course it has to be said he is also being remembered as someone who was known to have occasionally made some more controversial more offensive remarks as well today though a lot of people paying tribute to to him in the last that his family will suffer he was a husband for the 70 years father great grandfather and grandmother as well. let's turn now to some other stories making headlines around the world. us rapper and actor dmn x. has died at the age of 50 he suffered a heart attack 5 days ago and was placed on life support d.m.'s whose real name was earl simmons built a multi platinum selling career as one of rap's biggest stars of the late 1990 s. and early 2000. of ok no has erupted on the caribbean island of st vincent for the 1st time in 4 decades 20000 people have been evacuated but the

coronavirus has complicated the operation a neighboring island say they will only accept vaccinated people. police in greece have launched a manhunt after a veteran crime reporter was shot dead outside his home in athens you know goes catty of us or was ambushed and shot several times as he arrived home from work media offices in greece are frequently targeted in fire bomb and vandalism attacks . amazon where house workers in the u.s. state of alabama voted against forming a union the decision is a blow to campaigners who are hoping for a new era of worker activism and the president joe biden many southern states have passed so-called right to work laws that union powers. german chancellor angela merkel is to reduce the pas of the country's 16 states to decide on coronavirus rick's restrictions and she will centralize them with the

federal government a new plan will give birth in the parts and impose national restrictions where new infections reach a certain rate germany is battling a devastating 3rd kovi 1000 wave and regional decision making has led to a confusing patchwork of regulations. if i want to go shopping in berlin i can do that if i get tested beforehand here i can do that right in front of the shopping center and test the free. the testing bird goes. in an hour and the shopping can begin with these rapid tests many cities are restrictions. meanwhile in other places new carpet measures are implemented and curfews put in place. everywhere in the country the rules are different leading to confusion for many. nobody knows anymore what the regulations are right now to move them through i think it's chaos especially if you look at the different

vaccination strategies and belinda very good in lower saxony it's a disaster it is just not working is north of the nordic politicians are going back and forth and want to distinguish themselves with new proposals but the scientists they're doing a much better job. and they have very clear on what many needs right now. is in the movie we look into our mobility analysis and we see that contacts have not been reduced as much as during the 1st lockdown and that's where we need to come back to it because we're dealing with a new variant b 117 which is spreading faster the only way to do that is through a coherent systematic intensive and maybe shorter knock down look here at the chancellor's office is calling for a strict and nationwide lockdown but federal states have the decision making powers in the fight against the pandemic and the states have very different views

especially now that the election is in pain a start i mean lash out from north rhine-westphalia and michael served up on the various fighting over the sea the use candidacy for chancellor is the political management of the crisis going out of hand this is a moment or just politicos are going. away say we have to make long term decisions but actually they're thinking of the next election that's why they want to avoid uncomfortable inconvenient decisions decisions people won't understand but that's a mistake because in times of crises people once a. curity and they are also prepared to take responsibility but politicians have to leave the way this was informative. straightforward covered measures that is what people are calling for here in germany stricter laws could now ensure this the political discussion continues. they don't lose chief political correspondent melinda crane explained why germany's federal government is taking this action.

german law until now has placed responsibility for infectious disease control largely in the hands of regional authorities and there's enormous variance in the rate of infection across different regions of germany so some rural regions have rates as low as 3030 cases per 100000 residents others go up to almost 300 cases per 100000 residents so there has been a lot of variation in the way that different regional authorities approach this however they do regularly negotiate with the federal government about what kind of restrictions to put into place and all agreed at the beginning of march on a phased plan that would see uniform restrictions in the event of one particular circumstance namely infection rates over $100.00 cases per 100000 residents however that has not occurred and that's because the fact is that there are places even

including the capital here berlin that have infection rates over that number and are still trying to sort of sort of do a lockdown light where there might be a light curfew but at the same time more testing and shopping and that is what the federal government now wants to change an interest in lee enough the federal state leaders say they're ready to go along because i think there is recognition that we need more reliability we need binding plans and we need clarity clarity also for citizens to ensure that they comply with the rules that are put into effect so we could see action as early as this weekend and beginning of next week that will change the federal infectious disease laws in order to give the federal government more power and many citizens waves would say this is long overdue. to look at some of the developments in the pandemic that drugs regulator is revealing

. lots of blood clots in 4 people who received johnson and johnson's covert 1000 vaccine it's also expanding its investigation of astra zeneca is shot at a crisis in india is deepening record case numbers have been registered for the 3rd day in a row and japan has tightened restrictions on bars and restaurants in tokyo just weeks after loosening them the city hosts the olympic games in july fatah and has a rich box in tradition and it appeals to all ages there nesta mated 230-0000 boxes under 15 among them tatar a kickboxer some doctors are calling for a ban on children's books and but title wants to punch his way out of poverty or his family. packs a serious punch but at what cost time like can not when i always get bruises on my shame so i have to put ice on them to heal. qatar's mother who's

often ringside during his fights has mixed feelings about her 9 year old son boxing . i don't have friends i do feel pity for my son when he gets hurt i know he's hurt when he's in the ring. but he always tries to hide it and tells me about it later. i feel bad but i know this is what he likes. i have to fully support him whew tie lawmakers have sought to ban boxing for children under the age of 12 but to no avail research has shown extensive damage could impact children's intelligence levels and brain development. well. boxing causes brain injuries as we can clearly see from older boxers like boxers are at a risk of memory loss losing the ability to control their muscles and parkinson's

disease now. in 2018 a 13 year old boy died after a thai boxing match renewing pressure on thailand to ban children from the sport but its popularity in revenue potential has kept it thriving. despite the risk wants to cash it. as you might one day i can afford to buy my house car and earn more money for her. the main income of the family at the moment comes from tata. for example the last fight he had helps pay off all my debts. until the law in thailand changes and children like will be allowed to put themselves in harm's way waiting for a pay day that might never come. it watching get up in years that's also nobbut

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w. and you hear me now on last year's return to you and how it all stands gentlemen so it's now when we bring you i'm going to map and you've never cards have before surprised yourself with what is possible magical really what moves and want. to talk to people who follow along the way maurice and critics might join us from apple's last stop. a sea change for the organized labor movement in the u.s. fails to materialise workers voted against forming what would have been the 1st amazon union in the u.s. . also on the show the u.s. jobs market may be picking up steam but warnings are mounting that many jobs loss of the pandemic may never return. and the drought in taiwan. on creates challenges

for its thirsty chip banking industry. this is the w. business i'm joined now the milan in berlin happy you can join us and we begin with a major blow to the organized labor movement in the u.s. on warehouse workers in the state of alabama have voted against forming a union it would have been the 1st amazon union in the u.s. but on friday the e-commerce titan won a resoundingly victory against the unionization drive workers cast $1798.00 votes against a union while ballots favoring one came in at 738 although the vote involved a single amazon facility in one state the effort too much attention and high profile political support as it was seen as a bellwether for the future of labor activism especially in big companies. our correspondent joins us now. why did this you do his asian effort fail despite

all the attention it got. well actually i was and was writing a pretty aggressive campaign there were for instance amended tory meetings where those laborers had to show up an amazon try to convince them at those meetings why it would be not a good idea to get a unionized and just to give you an idea what happened was amazon in the pasta penne demick a year they actually hired just in the us alone around $400000.00 workers that was that they almost doubled the workforce in the united states and the labor as actually a lot of them they complain about the work conditions at amazon there was a lot of pressure not many breaks and so also for many of those workers that they just didn't have the time to really get informed outside of amazon so that also might of played

a role most of the workers actually voted with the no but amazon has seen some terrible press because of poor working conditions but what does this failure in an effort mean then for fair labor in the united states. well clearly i mean it is a setback for the labor movement to devote an alabama there's no doubt about it but overall what we're seeing here in the united states i would even call it and you will labor movement and on many sites off of the aisles you see that was white collar jobs at google for example and to let you know that younger people they are starting to get to organize to but also if you look at the service workers delivery guys in new york for example they're also starting labor movements and they're getting organized so i haven't seen those movements since i came to which and that is a good 20 years ago and then also what amazon we could see of workers getting

organized at other places we shouldn't forget this one to just extent are in alabama is less than one percent of the workforce of amazon so even if it's a setback the labor movement is getting stronger and stronger and here in the united states and certainly not over yet a thank you for our all your reporting this weekends quarter there in your york for us and staying with labor the american employment market is bouncing back strongly employers hired nearly a 1000000 people in march but federal reserve chair to roll powell has one for months that many jobs lost in the pandemic aren't going to come back. in the new york baro of queens thousands of residents now depend on food banks among them people who previously donated to such causes and now after losing their jobs and rely on charity themselves. once again with others and with many of us have been

left without jobs and unable to pay the rent all bills and so we have barely surviving. how did we end up. having the line laid off cleaners chefs and mechanics since the pandemic the u.s. economy has shed 8400000 jobs u.s. federal reserve chief jerome powell warns many of them may never return or we're not going back to the same economy this will be a different economy and one of the things we hear from from companies is that they've spent a lot of time since the pandemic arrived looking at ways to have more effective technology and perhaps fewer people so you're going to see some of that in these public facing jobs so there will be millions of people who have a hard time finding their way back into the workforce and recovering the lives that they had just a year ago according to the u.s. central bank 40 percent of americans don't have enough money to pay

a $400.00 bill in an emergency and even before the pandemic some 37000000 americans couldn't afford to buy enough food for the country's poor covered 19 has dealt an especially heavy blow now a top german lawmaker has rejected tesla's claim that the country's bureaucracy is slowing down innovation the u.s. electric car maker says administrative complications are delaying the construction of its new factory outside berlin and that germany is at risk of missing its climate target but in an interview with business daily handles conservative lawmaker thomas for rice said he knew of no other projects where so much had been done to get clearance quickly. car companies electronics makers and others have been facing a shortage of computer chips for months now disrupted supply chains and high demand have played a role but a drought in taiwan has shown the weather could be a factor to the w.'s joyously as more. underground water coming

out of the construction site in time. to tankers carrying $25.00 tons of what each then go to a ts and cs plant in a nearby science park this is how the world's largest contract chip maker is sourcing water for its water intensive production line the worst drought in taiwan in 56 years and the rest of us in the central and south in region have nearly bottomed out following a rare typhoon 3 year this rest of our profile as well as half of the nearby science park where the water level is only at 10 percent right now experts say that situation is likely to continue until one since the sun comes in late may. the authorities have issued a rather large industrial uses must cut water consumption by 15 percent and yes i'm serious short in a statement that the new restrictions were not a fact operations. turning sea water to clean water the

water resources agency this emergency desalinization plant in synch following the drought it generates 13 metric tons of water every day roughly the amount needed for 50000 people. vision about it's only 3 percent of the total water supply and shinji but it's already a significant proportion of as sea water is a stable source so we don't have to rely solely on rainfall we built this in just 66 days the containers are mobile we can easily move the plant to places in need in the future. the private sector is also trying to secure was a supply ts and cs supply and see why it's one of the world's biggest producers of chemicals for semiconductors they started recycling i so hope you know alcohol for semiconductor plants last year not only can they used chemical be purified the

water is also recycled 100 percent and used in their own factory. semiconductor plants used to burn the used chemical but that caused a lot of pollution and the water inside would be gone now we collect the used chemical and water filter it and reuse it creating a closed loop should any semiconductor plants need water we will transported by tanks or chooses. but each truck can only do a level $25.00 to $35.00 tonnes of water in comparable with the $15000.00 tonnes you sponte s.m.c. daily. well it's bad news for wine lovers late frosts brought on by unseasonably cold spring weather across france has potentially destroyed this year's vantage rowers and some of the country's best known and prestigious wine producing regions are counting the cost the government has declared

a national emergency and is offering financial aid to the sector and even psychological counseling. it's a crucial time of year when the new stalks begin to form on the vines in a normal season each of these dogs would eventually develop a simple kilos of grapes where you see for you committee you see these leaves which have been altered by the frost and which since this morning have dried up there you go it breaks like glass because there's no more moisture it's completely dry there's no life you see the little bunch which is there well it won't live this buds dead this one too here too the vines have been hit by what vedic culture alist call a black frost from the bordeaux region in the southwest to burgundy and the rhone valley in the east wind makers have been inspecting the destruction in burgundy local producers estimate that at least half of this year's harvest has been lost in the rhone valley producers say it will be the smallest harvest in 4

decades with losses of up to 80 or 90 percent the government is ready in an emergency rescue package. if we mobilise this front took that we need total mobilization total mobilize ation to provide support to the wine growers the abra cultural lists and farmers who have suffered this damage as quickly as possible. we set in motion the agricultural disaster scheme which allows us to provide financial support notably in the arbor a culture sector that will include as for jeff an aussie. besides grapevines fruit trees have also been badly hit along with other crops industry experts say the frost damage may be the worst since the 1990 s. and there's more cold weather on the way. and finally want to moscow's most famous stores is closing its stores this weekend after more than a century in operation the yellow sea food emporium was opened in 1000 know one by

a merchant family who made their fortune importing from to unwind it was to attract a steady stream of tourists with its homemade delicacies and fine wines until the pandemic hit local authorities have said the next occupant must preserve the source lavish interior as an architectural monument. and that's it for me as a business team for more you can always go to our website that steve slash business thanks for watching have a great weekend. are you ready for some break means i'm christine windless on the guy on the edge of my country with a brand new video games africa to show that settles the issues shaping the concert hall with more time to off on to talk to all of the chimes of the talk to you what is making the hittites and what's behind the way on the streets to keep you in the

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bringing into the bail zimbabwe's fund this has great expectations for this year's auction season. to be told but to put in close locals with the fight have people on the tip of the cup this year the hoping to get it translates into much places. but all cash crops the problem and not the solution is how man who's helping farmers transition away from tibet. hello i'm christine wonder it's good to have your company it's been 2 years since omar al bashir has done and the political. situation in the country remains tenuous a sovereign transition council headed by prime minister abdullah is in charge and still 2020 full when the election should be held now the console is comprised of

civilians and members of the military keeping a balance between the 2 sides when it comes to government decisions has proven to be a struggle in a moment i will be talking to the new un envoy to sudan and getting his assessment of the progress that's been made but 1st here's a look back at the revolution that brought about the change. but. it was a time of great hope after months of violent protests that left many killed sudan's revolution seemed to have triumphed in april 2019. the dictator omar of bashir was overthrown civilians were now sitting at the negotiating table with the army generals that are depleted of the shares government. after 30 years of authoritarian rule civilians were getting a say in the future of their country. it was against this backdrop that we met.

a sudanese artist who had returned from the diaspora at the height of the violent protest herself a sign mission was to keep the memory of those who died seeking freedom alive. she painted murals of them near the houses of their families the art where being there is a reminder to everyone that you know they died for you. we have to remember the martyrs because identity they are all comes down to they went out to protest for us this art forces you to speak about what's happening you know today it's not just a specific person but it what he died for in the cause that he died for. now 2 years later i feel is disappointed. the transitional government has promised justice for the killed and injured protesters. promises that have come to nothing see the families of the victims. of the markers are still trying to

look and find and get that justice i visit that. so many of these family marchers camels and they all say the same thing there's no justice there's no clarification on how they're going to get by just this and when they're going to get access to this very day at home they kind of gave up hope. there has been no contact from the government 2 years later calling margaret stammered saying you know we're going to get your rights by you know doing a hearing on this day or compensating you on this. the 1st inning economic situation is also going on the lives of people in sudan. under bush years rule the country was cut off economically because of sanctions the transitional government has succeeded in removing sudan from the united states the state sponsors of terrorism list that's paved the way for the country to rejoin the global economy

the team just slow to reach the common man and like many countries around the world the coded pandemic has hit sudan very hard. people are tired you know there's electricity cuts for half a day there's. no petrol for their cars people are just tired they are living day by day i think you reach of your life so much time has he just let it go you know. despite the challenges a few is not willing to give up on the promise of the revolution. her latest project was a public nurul depicting the former dictator amr and bashir as the coronavirus something that would have been unthinkable under his rule. she says she wants to send a message to her fellow countrymen and women with this piece. just as we have beaten a dictator we can beat the virus and overcome anything.

abraham filed the report is just and he joins me now in studio to c.s.o. and comfortable living conditions the rising price of bridge traded the sudan revolution has life improved for the young people who took to the streets you know kristie nobody thought this was easy even 2 years ago when i was in hospital at the height of the year for. the young people there didn't strike me as naïve they knew the kind of mammoth challenge that was facing their country but at the same time 2 years later the harsh living conditions are starting to really take their toll and even the most optimistic of one of them are now you know feeling the brunt of this you know remember this this started as a protest against a hike in the price of bread but in addition to that there are the frustrations with the political transitions of the transition there oftentimes been in this feeling that the military side of the government is sort of co-opting the power meant for the civilian part of the government so the issue of the kill protesters

one thing but things like the transitional legislative council that's behind you know this was the legislative council does it was supposed to be put together to represent sudan more widely and also there's no constitutional conference also as promised but is also behind but there have been some improvements in freedom of speech that i something that i hear time and time again that you know that situation has improved and people are able to express their frustrations at least something that was not the case under the bashir writing women were at the forefront of the revolution all women best role in sudanese society we all remember the image of that young sudanese woman on the car you know chanting she became the symbol of this revolution and certainly there have been some improvement you know in the situation of women the 1st transitional cabinet saw sudan's 1st ever female foreign minister used to minister in the 1st transitional cabinet there and to was also a woman female genital mutilation has been criminalized in sudan

a challenge and a demand by activists for years and also some outdated laws about how women should dress in public have also been scrapped but something that even a c.e.o. told me you know as a woman who's you know her her job. means that she has to be outside you know this is a huge which she says you know even though there have been improvements in these laws there's still the social perception it's still for example difficult for her to go and you know do her so the laws are taking steps but social perception still has to be changed. now in january the u.n. secretary general antonio terrence appointed foca passes as the new special representative for sudan mr passes joins us now from cuts and welcome to news africa it has been 2 years since omar al bashir al steps have things improved for

the people of sudan since he left. what things have improved in action and it's really the challenge at this hour on our enormous things have improved on the piece from. things that improved the political transition from trek we stoop economic problems that. have become dangerous and we still are tensions between different parts of the population particularly those that have very very dramatically negative is the last. i do want to pick up on the point that you make for there has been recent and race in in the region as you've been saying and i'd like for all of you was to share one eyewitness account before i ask you my next question you mean my dinos did you know this is a large fire in comp. i lie how to get near hired it's a massive fire it will burn everything you know it's

a place you'll find out how to. sure but you're not. look at this fine who. done it in a good amount of a month but it will be you will the rapid support forces some have rocket propelled grenades they have targeted the apple is our company going on the. look everyone this is what saddam is going to be like a little helpless with a near your back and i'm the actual so so an eye witness account from the ground they have dozens have already died into communal violence many rebel groups are not on board with that juba peace agreement and ambassador passes how fragile is the security situation in sudan the situation in sudan as such is not a situation in darfur particularly in worst of course extremely fragile and what we are seeing in the town of jena where your eyewitness are and is reporting

from we have seen it in exactly perhaps town for the 3rd now less than in the earlier and a half an hour it's a saying constellation of injured common pleasures we're sharing a little bit less likely said that this ship pleasures between different tribes is about the rights it is about who is allowed to live where or to be active in agriculture or have this verse where it is also unfortunately was getting tons of international. ambassador that this violence in this it in debt for a region as you're saying it's not a sudan problem it's more a regional problem but it has been linked to the withdrawal of u.n. peacekeeping forces that would say was that a mistake but by by the u.n. does the u.n. need to reconsider that decision to withdraw all those peacekeeping forces from the region then. well i. didn't take this decision and as

a unit transmission wasn't involved there where are you going to have to answer this question to members of security council juxtaposition so i wasn't even sure we can do this with cancer or sudanese government answer that society in becoming better on protecting civilians but now it is really the government's responsibility the government is legal reason this responsibility is huge some people as you rightly say even go nurse were are not happy with the drawdown of human and that decision has been treated and it seems to be earthed ambassador going back to 2019 i specifically remember the statement by the un condemning the violence and force that sidney's officials had used against protesters dozens of people were killed and as we've been the since it's a young people in our report and no one's been brought to account for that have you raised this matter in your engagement with the people in charge of sudan right now

. we are discussing these matters all the time yes we are in conflict with the government context risky. weezer legal authorities here are what we insisted on when i was speak about these issues it's that rule of war chickpea my duty i mean it's not about simply putting people in prison and actually there are a couple of cease perpetrators of suspected perpetrators in prison right now. but what is more important through your own perspective is that even suspect or perpetrators of these kind of atrocities are going to be rewards cheating and you can't procedure and proper reform will be applied that just go. on that there is invested at just. so i mean it's actually they have on that note i want to interrupt you there because the government the sudanese government has pardoned a former member of the gender weeds militia who the un sanctioned for alleged

atrocities and for all pardons that all of the audience that consists of to it to peace and reconciliation in sudan. well it's a very delicate measure measure is this is this person who was hurt it was a she not you prisms for the atrocities he allegedly or sparked off and he has been sanctioned for vice president of nations he worse he was imprisoned for his role in the conflict between government forces and his what's now i think that this person the months and months and she said this on just the right decision not to remove him from this this is still expects a sudanese government to work against her recent national actions as we see isis here to hand over us to her sister's house because international. ambassador what needs to happen next in the region.

well if you ask for the region there are other issues we don't see as tensions between your current sudan and we can only and we do i ask everybody to deescalate and not 1st arrest in the wake of even rhetorical in our situation between the sudan and its european it's photographed border issues as well as the jam that is being built in if you're over here and rest stop and search using just 3 countries here and. in each instance there is a care agenda of the 4 which are the next step courting to the agenda which the sudanese sets of services are constitutional declaration hockey's of which is stripped away and a transitional legislative council so as to have more legitimacy and more participation more. and when it comes to taking an important decision than

a constitution conversations have to start very importantly in order to have a constitution that is before the elections that's the end of the transition period and it is a 3rd enormous leap that will step is here to start peace negotiations with parties or are some people say who have not signed up to see juba he scream until last. and that is the u.n. envoy to sudan a best of all the past has talking to us from i think of. and here. in zimbabwe the start of the tobacco selling season has come with much excitement farm is expects high prices for their crops because of good rains this year now zimbabwe remains africa's top tobacco produce and the leaves are the country's 2nd biggest

export off to gold but we will hear from people lobbying farmers to quit growing the leaves off to this report from privileged. districts in mashonaland east that's northeast of. their busy time farm it is time to sort barrels of tobacco for the ocean floors about 200 workers are employed at the 600 head to farm which produces in average 200 tonnes of tobacco annually the farmer 38 year old it going to geo sequel is upbeat about the year's returns ringback were very positive about this year's. quality and the yields it's really too could be we all thought that it would impose well before the quota had people on the tip of the for the sea and the hoping that that would translate into much higher prices i caution floors are now officially opened for

the 2021 marketing season to buckle is in baba's pride accounting for 50 percent of the country's agriculture exports and 25 percent of the gross domestic product it has become a source of livelihood for many small border farmers who make up more than 60 percent of tobacco growers. this is the out of it moment where farmers could be disappointed or smile from what they'll get from this market to the highest the price so far that opened on the 1st day of the market was 4 dollars 30 about 200000000 pilgrims of to buckle i expected to be sold at this of sin flows until the end of august zimbabwe's debacle is in demand making the country the top producer in africa in 60 in the world. china takes the bulk of the exports. government plans to increase tobacco production to 300000000 grams and attain

a fight $1000000000.00 industry by 2025 government is the the zopiclone seed that strong and principled you ready to put up with industry sporting show these demands it is in the city guide that government there that will stick with us in the industry you see it is really our defense team through the front of the 3 pronged. strategy back onto the van gundy josephus farm government's plans are motivated farmers like him to increase their tobacco hc change his crop is usually a to hit is but he may go up zimbabwe he's also expecting high yields from other crops juta the good rains received during the 2021 agricultural season.

my next guest today is involved in several projects in zimbabwe that help small holders and poor rural communities to practice pema culture and to find out tentative to tobacco and when i shall we say is from the organic look for me he joins me now welcome to news africa isn't 1st start off by sending us way you are now and the project that your end is taking. at the moment in much ability not. just to officials from the culture where we are doing stick order consultations on what is in the province. of pre-college what is the government is in the process of doing you are not required to police which you supported the government's nish not because of police from working with you run from 2020 soap we are leading the government officials in conducting that process or currently we are in want to belittle not province of

zimbabwe one of the things that you are doing as well is you're trying to get farm is in some bad way to find out and it sieves. back why is that your mission is definitely we are trying to find more income book sense for farmers was the bubble used to pig from us but at the moment from. getting in for profit from tobacco because of many problems associated with climate change issues. it was the loss of. folklore to talk about so what you are currently doing is giving i didn't faded those problems like a different station from us not only is it enough to cure tobacco it was so pollution associated with the chemicals into production there over the region also lose all this it is the. you know b.

those of the chemicals being sprayed in the environment were also too poor to hold off maybe you know the carbon footprint which is there are 2 highly mechanized systems in there to bubble production sawant to a location for is going to increase the. options for farmers so that they can get income right i just want to point out it's just seen a reports we we've seen the success story off one commercial to tobacco farmer we've also been told that a lot of small scale farm is also odd tobacco so it seems that it's quite a new course of 6 out for 4 for farm is it's also a big income earner for the government so help us understand where you come in with your side if you will store and what other crops and farmers grow then add that that will do for them what tobacco is doing or not in this is choose of the insured

to put us in but from a small order of almost making you know a huge profit from tobacco or why because you know. if we think it's all the talk about where you went for their walk for miles and it was so in the moment. she hadn't been for too bubbly is no longer being that that isn't why we now live to look for other live through options for farmers for example. promoting organic. you know is a kind of zimbabwe itself and exporting chilies we're also promoting you know i value groups such as you know the blueberry the black bit is also. currently smaller from other also just you know small. groups around us into being exported to europe. so there is

a huge pull to joe tommy to other groups that can grow organically it can be exported just bringing it back to tobacco it when it's being pushed by the government for example huge investment comes in from china one of zimbabwe's biggest tobacco bias what sort of support are you getting for for your initiative to try to get farmers to transition away from tobacco midges upward which we get from the government is through supporting the average college priest or ridgepole is actually we have to transform a little skips in food systems of zimbabwe saudi government is actually leading into the development of this culture of college police which we see all due to assist in the transition from group b. in such is groups which. lead to battle in to this if

a bit of protection but are you saying to me saying that tobacco cannot be an environmentally sustainable crop. yes to about all we can not miss is a little rude that was. i don't know of any decision which has been done or organic to about the production they want but focused on i'm sure our. decision to publications they will all go or not going to go to so many believe there is any initiative which can be done in along with maybe production of talk about the book and i got it then maybe i can say it read be possible but at the moment i do not so we are seeing we need to be slowly turns in from sites that those groups which uses can be caused to maybe towards those groups which uses maybe our law law or external inputs all right that is internationally it's a from the old cannick forum talking to us there from that's a 1000000000 and no thank you it'll. and that's it for now we'll leave you with

pitches off farm as in africa and the crops grow see you next time.

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