across the road from the buffaloes, we meet this cotton farmer. herfamily of 15 live in this tent. their crops were all lost to water. we were farmers back home, and now everything is gone, she tells me. we don t even have food for the children. some days, they sleep hungry. life is difficult, she says. many of the people here are farmers. they work every day for long hours, taking care of their land. it s something they take great pride in. but when the floods came, it took that away from them. the people that you see behind me were cotton farmers, and they also farmed maize. they told me that, had the floods not come, they would have had something to take the market and would have a way to look after themselves. and yet now they have to sit on the side of the road and wait for food to be delivered. on this dirt road to nowhere, the people can go for days without eating.
translation: the food has been expensive since the flood started, and i have to sell four of them just to buy food for the rest. it was a hard decision, but i need to keep them alive. if i don t, i won t survive. it s not only animal feed that has gone up food prices, too. it is unaffordable for many people. across the road from the buffaloes, we meet this cotton farmer. herfamily of 15 live in this tent. their crops were all lost to water. we were farmers back home, and now everything is gone, she tells me. we don t even have food for the children. some days, they sleep hungry. life is difficult, she says. many of the people here are farmers. they work every day for long hours, taking care of their land. it s something they take great pride in. but when the floods came, it took that away from them. the people that you see behind me were cotton farmers, and they also farmed maize. they told me that, had
for many people. across the road from the buffaloes, we meet this cotton farmer. theirfamily of 15 live in this tent. their crops were all lost to water. we were farmers back home, and now everything is gone, she tells me. we don t even have food for the children. some days, they sleep hungry. life is difficult, she says. many of the people here are farmers. they work every day for long hours, taking care of their land. it s something they take great pride in. but when the floods came, it took that away from them. the people that you see behind me were cotton farmers, and they also farmed maize. they told me that, had the floods not come, they would have something to take to the market and would have a way to look after themselves. now they have to sit on the side of the road and wait for food to be delivered. on this dirt road to nowhere, the people can go for days without eating. when a food truck comes, there is another scramble. for many of these
expensive since the flood started, and i have to sell four of them just to buy food for the rest. it was a hard decision, but i need to keep them alive. if i don t, i won t survive. it s not only animal feed that has gone up food prices, too. across the road from the buffaloes, we meet this cotton farmer. herfamily of 15 live in this tent. their crops were all lost to water. we were farmers back home, and now everything is gone, she tells me. we don t even have food for the children. some days, they sleep hungry. life is difficult, she says. many of the people here are farmers. they work every day for long hours, taking care of their land. it s something they take great pride in. but when the floods came, it took that away from them. the people that you see behind me were cotton farmers, and they also farmed maize. they told me that, had the floods not come, they would have something to take the market and would have a way to look after themselves. now they have to sit on the s
for many people. across the road from the buffaloes, we meet this cotton farmer. a family of 15 live in this tent. their crops were all lost to water. we were farmers back home, and now everything is gone, she tells me. we don t even have food for the children. some days, they sleep hungry. life is difficult, she says. many of the people here are farmers. they work every day for long hours, taking care of their land. it s something they take great pride in. but when the floods came, it took that away from them. the people that you see behind me were cotton farmers, and they also farmed maize. they told me that, had the floods not come, they would have something to take to the market and would have a way to look after themselves. now they have to sit on the side of the road and wait for food to be delivered. on this dirt road to nowhere, the people can go for days without eating.