Farmers in Mozambique trying to adapt farming to climate change
As the rain and water in Mozambique becomes less predictable and
less suited to subsistence farming, aid groups and the local
government are trying to help some change the way they farm so
they're not so paralyzed by a flood or a drought. But there's a
lot of work to do. Over the past two decades, Mozambique has
suffered more than its fair share of weather disasters. The east
African nation has seen more devastating cyclones, droughts and
floods than any country on the continent. Farmers in Mozambique
have been particularly hard hit. This year alone, torrential
rains in the mountains sent flood waters onto fields below,
submerging tens of thousands of acres of crops. And now, farmers
are in the midst of another rainy season, which started in
December. Officials at Mozambique’s National Institute for
Disaster Management have to prepare for rescue operations this
time of year. Figueredo de Araujo, the institute's information
manager, said the emerg