Kenyan farmers struggle as locusts ravage crops again
As another wave of locusts looms over East Africa, farmers are struggling to come to grips with the destruction of yet another harvest.…
East Africa braces for a return of the locusts
East Africa has not just suffered from the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, but also the worst locust plague in decades. Now, the swarms are returning, and experts are concerned about food security in…
Floods, locusts and conflict: Ethiopia hit by several disasters
After the rainy season and devastating floods, Ethiopia is facing an influx of desert locusts. Tens of thousands of people lost everything in the floods and the insects have destroyed many remaining…
Indian farmers battle huge locust invasion
Farmers bang on metal containers to try and fend off swarms of desert locusts that have already destroyed tens of thousands of hectares of cropland across western and central India this year,…