Cattle farmers flee to valleys as El Nino bites
Farmers in southern Malawi are moving their livestock toward valleys to find water and pasture. This movement is a response to the approaching El Nino. The weather pattern is expected to bring heatwaves, dry weather, and a shorter rainy season. For James Chikalimba of Nyangatayani Village, livestock represents food and money. These animals also serve as an inheritance for his family of seven.
Farmers in southern Malawi have embarked on long escapes from water and pasture security as approaching El Nino promises shorter rainy season, heatwaves and dry weather, our Correspondent HANEEPH MAULANA reports. For James Chikalimba of Nyangatayani Village, Traditional Authority Nchinguza in Machinga District, livestock is almost everything—food, money and inheritance for his family of seven. … The post Cattle farmers flee to valleys as El Nino bites appeared first on Nation Online .