Locust Invasion

Politics & Policy

World Bank approves Shs182bn loan for Uganda’s desert locust response

The World Bank said on Thursday its board approved a low-interest loan to support Uganda’s desert locus response and strengthen its emergency response systems
The World Bank Headquarters, Washington DC.
Agriculture

Second wave of locust invasion can be stopped early — here’s how

The current locust invasion in East Africa has caused significant damage in pastoral regions, where the pests have devoured pasture and tree leaves. They are now reaching some of the major maize growing areas where they are likely to cause a lot of damage to the crops
An invasion of locusts in the Somali region of Ethiopia
Economy

Climate change to lead to more insect and pest invasions

Studies show that insect-pest related yield losses for maize, rice and wheat are expected to increase by between 10% and 25% for each degree Celsius of warming. The impact will be huge
Desert locust swarm in Kenya