Dust from drought-ravaged Free State threatens SA food security
The plumes are a red flag since the country relies on maize fields in that province for staple foods
08 October 2020 - 19:15
Large tracts of agricultural land, decimated by drought in the northern Free State, have been identified as a major source of wind-borne dust – and a threat to food security – in SA...
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