Southern Africa: 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. Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho and Namibia have all been affected by the drought. Crop failures in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe – the largest maize producers in southern Africa – have destabilised food security in the whole region. 

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