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Locust Populations Decline Across Ethiopia and Kenya Prompting Cautious Optimism

Locust populations have steadily declined across Ethiopia and Kenya in recent months as a result of sustained control operations and delayed locust breeding due to limited rainfal

By USUN Rome Mission | 26 March, 2021 | Topics: Africa, Agriculture, News, USAID | Tags: Locusts, USAID

Taking on a billion locusts in the Greater Horn of Africa

In March, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced an additional $10 million in humanitarian assistance to control the worst desert locust infestation in decades in the Greater Horn of Africa. This brings to $19 million the total amount the U.S. government has provided to the fight against the billions of locusts swarming in ...

By USUN Rome Mission | 2 April, 2020 | Topics: Agriculture, News, USAID | Tags: agriculture, Food Security, Humanitarian Assistance, Locusts, USAID