1.  White farms are key food producers and the source of tobacco, a crucial export crop.

2.  The US plans to start airdrops towards the end of this week with about two aircraft a day dropping key food and medical supplies to small communities.

3.  Meanwhile, farmers have planted fewer acres to a second key food crop, winter wheat.

4.  Goodridge says tens of thousands of workers have been put out of work by the ban on diamond exports and prices for key food items have gone up.