Zimbabwe Declares Drought a Disaster, Joining Malawi and Zambia
- Nation needs $2 billion to lessen impact of drought: president
- Plans to export surplus corn, wheat to Rwanda and DRC halted
A failed corn crop due to drought at a farm in Glendale, Zimbabwe.
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Zimbabwe’s president declared a state of national disaster over a drought that’s curbed farm output in the southern African nation.
The announcement follows similar declarations last month in neighboring Zambia and Malawi, where poor rainfall has cut production of the staple corn and other grains and contributed to higher food prices that have hurt poor households. The El Niño weather phenomenon resulted in swathes of southern African experiencing its driest February in decades this year.