Keith Cressman, FAO’s Senior Locust Forecasting Officer, said Cyclone Gati in December brought heavy rains, creating the conditions for new swarms to form in eastern Ethiopia and central Somalia.

Swarm formation imminent in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia as regional harvests begin Desert locusts could cause up to $8.5 billion in damages and losses by the end of 2020 FAO requests additional $78.4 ...

Ravenous pests are on the march to colder regions as climate change lures crop eaters to new territories, threatening jobs and exacerbating world hunger, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

An eight-country trade bloc in Africa has resolved to establish an inter-regional coordination platform to deal with desert locusts wreaking havoc in many parts of the region. In one of the ...

Ethiopia is facing conflict in the Tigray region alongside climate change, a devastating locust outbreak, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The IRC and other aid groups are planning for as many as 2 million ...

Comprehensive analysis of campaigns to eradicate desert locust swarms in eastern Africa uncovers devastating costs to environment and crucial honey sector. BERLIN ...

Aid agencies report swarms of locusts have been descending on farms in northern Kenya, destroying crops and even leaving pastures bare of vegetation. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization in a ...

KATITIKA, Kenya (AP) — The hum of millions of locusts on the move is broken by the screams of farmers and the clanging of pots and pans. But their noise-making does little to stop the voracious ...

NAIROBI, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Desert locusts have invaded Kenya's arid northeastern region, threatening maize and wheat crops, but the Agriculture Ministry said on Friday it was well prepared to fight ...

An eight-country trade bloc in Africa has resolved to establish an inter-regional coordination platform to deal with desert locusts wreaking havoc in many parts of the region. In one of the resolution ...