Drought, probably brought on by the El Nino phenomenon, has hit Zimbabwean tobacco farmers, forcing them to sell what little remains of their poor quality crops for a third of what they charged in 2015; the impact of this means they and their families also face joining the millions of other across Zimbabwe who are increasingly starving. The southern African nation is grappling with a widespread food crisis, with the U.N.'s World Food Program putting the number of Zimbabweans at risk of starvation at 4 million. The drought is expected to continue into 2016, with farmers facing even more severe crop failures as temperatures rise above 30C. Zimbabwe is already suffering from a widespread food crisis, with the UN stating that over 4 million people are at risk of starving in Zimbabwe.
Drought, probably brought on by the El Nino phenomenon, has hit Zimbabwean tobacco farmers, forcing them to sell what little remains of their poor quality crops for a third of what they charged in 2015; the impact of this means they and their families also face joining the millions of other across Zimbabwe who are increasingly starving. The drought is expected to continue into 2016, with farmers facing even more severe crop failures as temperatures rise above 30C. Zimbabwe is already suffering from a widespread food crisis, with the UN stating that over 4 million people are at risk of starving in Zimbabwe.