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Africa: West Africa At Risk of Desert Locust Invasion - FAO
Premium Times, 27 May 2020
New swarms of desert locusts will threaten West Africa in June, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), has warned. Read more »
The Food and Agriculture Organisation says "In the coming months, desert Locusts will continue breeding in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. New swarms will form in June and migrate to Sudan through South Sudan and pose a risk to the Sahel in West Africa,"
Kipsing, near Oldonyiro, Isiolo county, Kenya - A swarm of Desert Locusts flies in the region.
The new swarms expected to hatch in May 2020 will be descendants from the first generation that the Horn of Africa countries are battling to contain with little or no success. ... Read more »
Billions of desert locusts have swept across east Africa, threatening the livelihoods of more than 20 million people. The United Nations has called the infestation - which has also ... Read more »
Farmers have criticised the government for abandoning the war on the destructive insects and called for speedy intervention. They are worried that the invasion could lead to major ... Read more »
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