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How do recurring droughts in the Karoo region affect pastoral communities’ decisions to relocate, and where are they going?

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When the Pasture Runs Thin: Drought & Mobility in the Karoo Region Opening: A pastoral crisis in motion In South Africa’s arid heartland, the Karoo stands out. The Central Karoo alone recorded a mere 53 mm rainfall in 2019 and 66 mm in 2020, marking one of its driest stretches in memory. agriorbit.com Over the same period livestock […]

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