11.   Market-style economic reforms since Chiluba took power have hit farmers hard.

12.   Rice farmers have been hit particularly hard by a slump in export markets.

13.   The farmer was not hit.

14.   The island-wide dry spell has hit farmers, particularly.

15.   The Southwestern drought has hit all farmers hard, leaving many unable to feed their livestock and their families.

16.   It hit poor farmers hard already struggling after three years of drought.

17.   Taipei believes Taiwanese farmers would be hit hard if the government lifts the decades-old ban on imports of low-priced Chinese farm products, he said.

18.   The Andhra Pradesh government has opposed the move, saying it would hit farmers in the state.

19.   The farmers have been hit by a marked fall in demand over links between BSE and a fatal human brain disorder.