'When we plant, they come': thirsty elephants pose new problem for drought-hit Kenyan farmers

People in Taita-Taveta county have had to find ingenious ways of keeping wildlife at bay as competition for resources increasesWhen Francis Mutuku settled 35 years ago in Marungu, in Kenya's south-eastern Taita-Taveta county, he had no concerns about how he would feed himself or a future family.Back then, the rains would come on time and he would harvest about 60 bags of maize and 20 bags of mung beans, enough to have a surplus for sale. Continue reading...