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Zimbabwe - Food Crisis




Two years of drought and bad harvests coupled with economic problems have placed some 6.7 million people in Zimbabwe, almost half the population, at risk of hunger and potential starvation. Thousands of Zimbabweans have had to leave their farms in search of alternative ways to make a living. Panning for gold - an illegal activity - is one of the ways people are struggling to cope in the face of poor harvests and hunger.

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Photo: Marko Kokic/International Federation

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