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Zimbabwe Farmers Call for Help to Mitigate Drought Effects

Farmers in Zimbabwe are appealing for funds to irrigate their land, in hopes of fending off a possible drought predicted by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization.  FAO says droughts caused by the El Nino weather pattern are recurring more often and that might affect food security. At Mugutu farm, about 40 kilometers north of Harare, a tractor tills land ahead of the rainy season, expected any time now.   But at another farm nearby, 59-year-old Tsitsi Marjorie Makaya is...


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