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El Nino raises food security risk in southern Africa: FAO
Major growing areas in Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe received only 80 percent of average rainfall during the mid-November-to-February summer period in the southern hemisphere.
Major growing areas in Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe received only 80 percent of average rainfall during the mid-November-to-February summer period. (© Zinyange Auntony / AFP/File)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
The El Nino weather phenomenon, coupled with widespread drought, is posing an increasing risk to food security in southern Africa, a UN agency warned Friday.
Major growing areas in