Farmers struggle with drought in Sri Lanka amid economic crisis

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Farmers struggle with drought in Sri Lanka amid economic crisis

Sri Lanka's economy is trying to recover from its worst financial crisis in decades. Now a drought is threatening the country's summer rice harvest which could make things worse. A three billion dollar bailout from the IMF has helped it slowly stabilize since March. But before the country's agriculture sector could recover from sky-rocketing prices - the rains failed. Sena Seylan reports.

August 29, 2023