In central Mozambique’s Manica province, El Niño has devastated 18,000 hectares of crops during the 2023/24 farming season. This disaster in Guro district threatens around 75,000 families, or 375,000 people, with potential hunger. Ernesto Lopes, the Provincial Director of Agriculture and Fisheries in Manica, revealed these numbers, highlighting the severe effects on cereals, vegetables, and […]
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