Compare and contrast: Drought is devastating southern Africa’s crops: why it’s happening and what can be learned
The Conversation – Africa
Southern Africa’s worst drought in years has destroyed crops of the staple food, maize, across the region. Crop failures in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe – the largest maize producers in southern Africa – have destabilised food security in the whole region. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has now announced that 68 million people need urgent food aid. Click here to read the story.
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