NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals If I do not get land on time, I will not be able to pay my bills : Land access No. 1 barrier for refugee farmers
The issue isn t unique to Iowa: A 2017 survey of young farmers across the U.S. found land access to be the number one challenge that young farmers and ranchers face.
Des Moines Register
Bizimana Charles journey began in 1972 when, at the age of 4, he fled from Burundi to Congo, leaving behind war in his home country.
In 1996, Charles traveled from Congo to Tanzania, where he spent 13 years living in a refugee camp. On Aug. 18, 2009, he came to the United States, stopping along the way in Kenya, England, New York and Chicago before finally arriving in Des Moines.