"I pick my chilies from the fields and take them to the processing center close to my home. It's simple. I've received about $400 from the drought-resistant crop, and plan to grow some more. Chilies are far better than corn."
Experts say rich nations like the United States, which have been the biggest contributors of planet-warming emissions historically, have a responsibility to fund humanitarian aid in the countries that are experiencing its effects first and most severely.
The U.S. is the world's largest international donor of food aid, reaching over 60 million people in about 70 countries annually with direct contributions of food or via programs to help farmers adapt to extreme weather.
In Zimbabwe, around 7.7 million people, or almost half the country's population, require food assistance according to government and United Nations figures. Frequent droughts are decimating people's ability to feed themselves, a phenomenon worsened by climate change.
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