In 2020, East Africa experienced its worst desert locust outbreak in 25 years — in 70 years for Kenya — which put nearly 40 million people at risk of food insecurity. Now, there is a new warning of desert locust hopper bands breeding in the northeast of...
New breeding swarms of desert locusts pose major threat to food security in Horn of Africa and YemenNew breeding swarms of desert locusts pose major threat to food security in Horn of Africa and Yemen by Monique Bennett, Daily Maverick September 27, 2021 Monique Bennett is senior researcher in the Governance Insights and Analytics Programme at Good Governance Africa.
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