Blunting the impact of El Niño
Region’s maize at risk
Although the domestic hunger challenges may rise in some countries, the governments in the region must be careful about the response policies and programmes, says Wandile Sihlobo, a senior fellow at the Department of Agricultural Economics at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.
South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe have recently published reports indicating a potential decline in grain harvest because of intense El Niño-induced dryness. These developments co...
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