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- How can we control locust swarms? | World Economic Forum
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- Millions in Africa face starvation as huge locust swarms descend . . .
Locust outbreak could leave nearly 5 million people in Africa facing starvation The crisis comes on top of food insecurity already exacerbated by COVID-19 A locust swarm can contain as many as 80 million adults A swarm can consume the same amount of food in one day as 35,000 people
- Gary A. Haugen - Agenda Contributor | World Economic Forum
Graduate, Harvard University; JD and Ford Foundation Scholar in International Law, University of Chicago Formerly: Senior Trial Attorney, Police Misconduct Task Force, Civil Rights Division, US Department of Justice; led investigation of Philippine police and military abuse, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights; mid-1980s, Member, Executive Committee, National Initiative for Reconciliation
- Locust swarms are devastating agriculture across the Horn of Africa . . .
A farmers’ association in Kenya’s northern Laikipia area said it was planning aerial spraying of pesticides to combat the worst locust plague since 1954 The FAO estimated one swarm in Kenya to be 40 km wide by 60 km long (25 by 40 miles)
- Locust swarms threaten to devastate crops in eastern Africa | World . . .
A new generation of locust swarms is threatening to wipe out the livelihoods of farmers and herders across eastern Africa - deepening a food crisis in a region where 35 million people are already hungry, the United Nations warned
- Global hunger is rising, warns major UN report | World Economic Forum
A major UN Food and Agriculture Organization report warns global hunger is rising, and the pandemic will make this worse But it also sees ‘significant opportunities’ to turn things around
- COVID-19 is exacerbating food shortages in Africa
Huge locust swarms have devastated crops in Eastern Africa, meaning the continent is more dependent on food externally sourced, but countries are reducing exports, meaning Africa can't import the supplies it needs
- What effect to insects and pests have on crop production? | World . . .
Up to 40% of global crop production is lost to plant pests and diseases, says the U N Food and Agriculture Organization Each year, plant diseases cost the global economy more than $220 billion, and invasive insects cost at least $70 billion Erratic weather linked to global warming is creating ideal conditions for the insects, according to climate scientists
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