Zimbabwe braces for El Niño drought threat

For thousands of rural families in Zimbabwe, the threat of El Niño is a warning that another season of drought could put food and livelihoods at risk.

In Chiredzi, solar-powered irrigation, climate information and climate-smart farming are helping communities prepare for increasingly unpredictable weather.

Chiredzi is one of Zimbabwe’s drought-prone areas, where unreliable rainfall has made farming increasingly difficult.

Programme Policy Officer for the UN World Food Program, Munyaradzi Gaadzikwa, says communities are now turning to sustainable solutions to strengthen food security and livelihoods.

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