locusts invasion
Expert roots for change in locusts fight
Reading Time: < 1 minute As the country faces the second wave of locust invasion, it has emerged that the use of pesticides is turning […]
FAO warns of second wave of locust attack
Reading Time: 2 minutes Samburu and other counties in Northern Kenya may be under a second threat of locusts attack, Food and Agriculture Organisation’s […]
Fresh wave of desert locust invasion feared
Reading Time: < 1 minute East African region is faced with the threat of a fresh wave of deserts locust invasion despite restrictions on the […]
Kenya faces Sh13.6b in crop losses due to Corona, locusts
Reading Time: 2 minutes Kenya stands to lose an estimated Sh13.6 billion worth of crop produce this year owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and […]
1.3m Kenyans affected by locust invasion, says FAO
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bernard Gitau @benagitau Desert locusts continue to ravage most parts of the country amid the coronavirus crisis, with experts warning […]
Mastercard, AfDB donate Sh1.1b to fight locusts in East Africa
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mwangi Mumero Mastercard Foundation and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have donated $ 11.5 million (Sh1.15 billion) to fight desert […]
Munya forms team to evaluate damage inflicted by desert locust on farmers
Reading Time: < 1 minute The government plans to support farmers and communities who have suffered economically following the desert locusts’ invasion in the last […]
State, UN body say they are winning fight against locusts
Reading Time: 4 minutes Nicholas Waitathu and George Kebaso William Lelesara, an 18-year-old herder in Mugur village, Samburu East, stands still as a statue, his […]
Russia donates Sh300 million to Kenya in fight against locust invasion
Reading Time: < 1 minute The government of Russia has announced a contribution of Sh300 million to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in […]
How do you fight a locust invasion amid coronavirus?
Reading Time: 2 minutes A second invasion by desert locusts has hit East Africa in just a few months, as younger and more aggressive […]