Community Solutions Combat Water Shortages in Peru's Highlands

LIMA, Oct 26 (IPS) - The lack of water is so severe in Peru's highlands that farming families are forced to sell their livestock because they cannot feed them. "There is no grass or fodder to feed them," says Fermina Quispe, a Quechua farmer from a rural community located at 4,200 meters above sea level.

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