Tag: Droughts
From yuck to profits: Some Zimbabwe farmers turn to maggots to survive drought and thrive
NYANGAMBE, Zimbabwe -- At first, the suggestion to try farming maggots spooked Mari Choumumba and other farmers in Nyangambe, a region in southeastern...
Feds outline 'necessary steps' for Colorado River agreement by 2026 but no recommendation yet
LAS VEGAS -- Federal water officials made public on Wednesday what they called “necessary steps” for seven states and multiple tribes that use...
Food aid interventions can curb climate change-induced hardship. But should they do more?
CHIPINGE, Zimbabwe -- Gertrude Siduna appears to have little appetite for corn farming season.Rather than prepare her land in Zimbabwe’s arid southeastern Chipinge...
California farmers enjoy pistachio boom, with much of it headed to China
LOST HILLS, Calif. -- In a sprawling plant in the heart of California's farmland, millions of shells rush down a metallic chute and...
Drought is parching the world's largest man-made lake, stripping Zambia of its electricity
LAKE KARIBA, Zambia -- Tindor Sikunyongana is trying to run a welding business which these days means buying a diesel generator with costly...
In India, warming climate pressures scientists to keep developing tougher seeds
BENGALURU, India -- Unpredictable rains and increasing heat aren't just making life more difficult for the people of Rayanpet, a village in India's...