After harvesting the insects, farmers turn them into protein-rich feed for their chickens and as garden manure.

At first, the suggestion to try farming maggots spooked Mari Choumumba and other farmers in Nyangambe, a region in southeastern Zimbabwe where drought wiped out the staple crop of corn.

Farmers in Zimbabwe hit hard by drought should farm maggots to feed their animals and boost their household incomes.

One of the Middle East and North Africa’s largest film festivals opened Friday in Morocco, drawing actors and directors from ...