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Crops Wither in Zimbabwe Exacerbated by an El Nino Induced Drought


Crops Wither in Zimbabwe Exacerbated by an El Nino Induced Drought
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Crop failures this year mean many Zimbabweans are facing hunger. In some villages across the country people are standing in line to receive life-saving handouts of grain, peas and cooking oil. The crisis has also been exacerbated by an El Nino-induced drought that has hit many southern African nations. Elliot Masote, professor of business at De Very University in the US state of Ohio, acknowledges El Niño’s effect on the harvest but blames the government more for not stepping up

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