Mopani worm harvest hit hard by change in rainfall patterns

Village economies hit, prices soar as tasty worm harvest fails

19 January 2020 - 00:00 By PHATHU LUVHENGO

Every year for the past decade, Elisa Mukwevho has travelled 120km from her village to collect mopani worms, which she sold for a profit of R36,000...

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