UK agricultural leaders raise £200k for drought-stricken African farmers

A group of 13 British food and farming leaders have raised over £200,000 for African farmers on a trek across Tanzania.

The team successfully completed the Mahale Mountains Challenge, a 80-kilometre trek through the remote National Park in western Tanzania.

From steep climbs in sweltering heat to rugged terrain and wading through rivers, the team navigated through a series of challenges over the six-day trek.

The funds were raised for the charity Farm Africa as eastern Africa currently sees the worst drought in at least 40 years, decimating farmers' livelihoods.