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FAO Supports Desert Locust Control Operations to Protect Livelihoods in Yemen
25/03/2020
FAO is in the early phases of an extended campaign to reduce Yemen’s locust population, safeguarding farmers’ livelihoods, and food security
UN fast tracks $10 million loan to help scale up FAO action to fight Desert Locusts
20/03/2020
The Central Emergency Response Fund’s new loan supplements its $10 million grant in January
FAO procures equipment to boost Desert Locust control operations in Uganda
18/03/2020
In a bid to enhance Uganda’s efforts to control Desert Locust, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has today handed over...
United Arab Emirates helps Eritrea push back against Desert Locust upsurge
11/03/2020
$1 million pledge for campaign to control threat to crops and forage
Sweden supports East Africa Desert Locust response
11/03/2020
$4 million for control operations, coordination, livelihoods support
FAO leases aircraft and procures equipment to boost Desert Locust control operations in Ethiopia
10/03/2020
Unlike ground spraying, aerial spraying can treat large areas quickly, even in areas that cannot be accessed by wheeled vehicles.
Italy supports FAO’s campaign against Desert Locust in Eritrea
09/03/2020
Funds will be used to support pest control activities
FAO welcomes $19 Million from the United States to fight locusts in East Africa
06/03/2020
The effort to stop ravenous swarms of Desert Locust attacking crops and pastures in East Africa has gotten another boost, thanks to a $19 million...
UK pledges $6.5 million to battle Desert Locust threat in East Africa
29/02/2020
Unprecedented upsurge of ravenous crop pest raises risk of a regional food crisis
Switzerland pitches in to help contain Desert Locust swarms in East Africa
28/02/2020
$1 million pledge for FAO’s campaign to control destructive swarms