Zimbabwean farmers buckle under El Nino drought

Kanyemba, Zimbabwe (AFP) Mar 20, 2024

Ladias Konje's maize field in northeastern Zimbabwe is normally green at this time of the year, but it is already parched yellow. The drought from the El Nino weather pattern has withered leaves, wilted cobs and raised the spectre of hunger for the 38-year-old and millions of others. "On a good year we would be relying on fresh maize, pumpkins and groundnuts but there is nothing at all i