First wave of desert locust swarms invades Kenya

By Citizen Reporter,

On 21 December, immature desert locust swarms from the north first arrived in northeast Kenya where they were seen southwest of Mandera. In the fol...

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Desert locust upsurge continues to threaten food security in Horn of Africa

By Citizen Reporter,

A new generation of Desert Locust swarms is threatening agricultural and pastoral livelihoods and the food security of millions of people in the Horn ...

Desert locust , FAO

Eight dead after cyclone Gati hits Somalia’s Puntland, spread of locusts feared

By Reuters,

A cyclone that hit parts of Somalia this week killed eight people and displaced thousands, flooded farmlands and could worsen a locusts plague, an off...

Cyclone , locusts

New FAO Kenya boss Carla Mucavi takes office

By Citizen Reporter,

The newly appointed Food and Agriculture (FAO) Representative to Kenya Carla Elisa Luis Mucavi has taken office. On Monday, she was welcomed by the A...

FAO warns of second wave of Desert locust attack in Kenya

By Simiyu Wanjala,

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned of a second wave of Desert locust attack in Kenya in December. Deputy Country Representative at ...

Desert locust

Swelled by rain and COVID curbs, locusts ravage Ethiopia

By Reuters,

Marima Wadisha, a mother of 10, screamed, threw rocks and in her desperation even fired bullets at locusts that descended on her sorghum fields in nor...

Ethiopia , locusts

Ethiopia steps up aerial spraying to stop new desert locust invasion

By VOA,

Ethiopian officials have deployed helicopters to spray new swarms of desert locusts that are eating crops and threatening the country’s food securit...

Desert locust , locust

Panic buying, lockdowns may drive world food inflation – FAO

By Reuters,

Lockdowns and panic food buying due to the coronavirus pandemic could ignite world food inflation even though there are ample supplies of staple grain...

coronavirus , FAO , Inflation

Running out of time: Kenya, other EA countries face new locust threat

By Reuters,

Countries in East Africa are racing against time to prevent new swarms of locusts wreaking havoc with crops and livelihoods after the worst infestatio...

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Gender inclusivity key in attaining food security

By Agencies,

In nearly two thirds of the countries worldwide, women are more likely than men to face food insecurity. The differences in gender roles, norms, and r...

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German President Steinmeier pledges Ksh.328M to help fight locust invasion

By PSCU,

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has announced plans to support Africa in combating the desert locust invasion is threatening food security. ...

locust , Steinmeier

China deploys 100,000 ducks in preparation for locust invasion

By Ian Omondi,

The Chinese government has reportedly deployed 100,000 ducks to their border in anticipation of an impending locust invasion. According to the coun...

china , locusts , Xinjiang border

U.S to provide Ksh.800M funding for locust control in Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia

By Ian Omondi,

The United States government will now provide $8 million (Ksh.800 million) in funding towards control of the locust infestation in three Eastern Afric...

Eastern Africa , Ethiopia , kenya , locusts , Mike Pompeo , somalia

‘Locusts that were in Machakos County flew away yesterday jioni’- Alfred Mutua

By Citizen Team,

Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua now claims that locust swarms that had invaded the county have flown away. According to him, the locusts left the co...

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Locusts threaten more countries in eastern Africa: FAO

By Reuters,

Swarms of desert locusts could ravage more countries in eastern Africa and threaten the livelihood of many more people, the United Nations’ Food and...

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Desert locust invasion the worst in 70 years for Kenya: FAO

By Citizen Reporter,

This is the worst desert locust invasion for Kenya in 70 years, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said. According to the UN organizat...

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Panic as locusts now spotted in Meru

By Koome Kimencu,

Former Igembe MP Joseph Muturia has said miraa farmers are in fear of locust invasion after the insects were spotted in several parts of Meru county. ...

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Gov’t to start aerial spraying to contain locusts

By Ian Omondi,

The government will on Satuday start aerial spraying to contain locusts in affected areas in the Northern Kenya region. Speaking during an address ...

Col. Cyrus Oguna , locusts , Northern Kenya

Locust invasion made worse by unusual heavy rainfall, floods

By Agencies,

Locusts can form huge swarms that can strip trees and crops over vast areas if allowed to breed unchecked in favorable conditions. Adult locust swa...

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Wajir locust invasion: Police deployed to shoot in the air, lob teargas – VIDEO

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Residents of Wajir County have resorted to desperate measures to deal with the locust invasion in the area as they await the government's intervention...

Locust invasion , Wajir County