A maize plant is seen at a field in Hoopstad, a maize-producing district in the Free State province, South Africa

A maize plant is seen at a field in Hoopstad, a maize-producing district in the Free State province, South Africa, January 13, 2016. Mid-summer rains may be too little, too late for farmers as the South African countryside bakes under the worst drought in over a century. Last year was the driest on record. Picture taken January 13. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RTX22YBC