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KENYA 2020. Goat nibbles at desert locust swarm on tree

31 March 2020, Kipsing, near Oldonyiro, Isiolo county, Kenya. Desert Locusts on a tree. FAO Desert locust invasion response campaign. After aerial spray, young desert locusts are partially sedated, paralysed, and, effected by the chemicals used for aerial spraying die within 48 hours.The current situation in East Africa remains extremely alarming as hopper bands and an increasing number of new swarms are forming in Kenya, southern Ethiopia and Somalia. This represents an unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods because it coincides with the beginning of the long rains and the planting season.

03/31/2020

Country or Territory Kenya

Project ID OSRO/GLO/003/SWI

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Background Information FAO project OSRO/GLO/003/SWI - Desert locust crisis appeal for rapid response and anticipatory action in the Greater Horn of Africa. Objectives: Desert Locust control operations in the Horn of Africa