Southern Africa International Affairs Report

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Edition

Letter No. 11

Creator

Ted Lockwood; American Friends Service Committee

Place Created

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date

April 1985

Type of Item

Newsletter

Length/duration

4 pages

Description

This newsletter reports that most people in Southern Africa depend on farming and keeping animals; for governments, agriculture is a prize source of foreign exchange. In Zimbabwe, for example, exports of cotton, tea, coffee, sugar, maize, and tobacco earn as much or more than chrome, nickel and other minerals. The newsletter reports that agricultural production is not keeping up with population growth. Agricultural production in Mozambique and Angola has shrunk, as they have been hit by South African aggression. Climate also is part of the problem; drought diverts people and resources to relief and away from long-term solutions. The newsletter discusses SADCC (Southern Africa Development...

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Publisher

American Friends Service Committee

Organization

American Friends Service Committee

Coverage Africa

Angola
Mozambique
South Africa
Southern Africa
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Lesotho
Malawi
Zambia

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of American Friends Service Committee.

Collection

George M. Houser Africa collection, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections