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Botswana Faces Rising Drought Risk Amid Climate Shifts

By Brandon Moss/Agrifocus Africa  Botswana has been flagged as one of the country’s most vulnerable to escalating drought conditions, according to a joint report released this week by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the US National Drought Mitigation Center. The study, which analyzed climate trends across sub-Saharan Africa, warns that prolonged dry spells could severely impact Botswana’s agricultural sector, which employs over 30% of the population. Local farmers are already reporting reduced harvests and shrinking water supplies. “We’ve seen maize yields drop by nearly 40% in the past two seasons,” said Thabo Motsumi, a farmer in […]

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