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FAO provides Iran with additional pesticide sprayers, supporting the country in fighting against Desert Locust
23/11/2020
Benefitted from the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme, FAO hands-over the 4th shipment of Desert Locust equipment including pesticide sprayers to Iran’s Plant Protection Organization to...
FAO and Somalia step up locust fight as hatching and hopper band formation continues in central area
20/11/2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warned today that large populations of desert locust in Somalia have moved towards southern parts...
Locust control campaign covers millions of hectares, but the voracious pest is still a threat in East Africa
29/10/2020
Weather and locust biology key factors, says FAO Desert Locust forecaster Keith Cressman
A new generation of desert locusts, flooding and COVID-19 threaten food security in Ethiopia
27/10/2020
Mohammed Ali, 30, a pastoralist, is visibly tired, but relentlessly searching for pasture for his cattle under scorching sunshine. He leads over 400 head of...
Government of Ethiopia/FAO undertake joint mission to assess Desert Locust situation and ongoing operations
21/09/2020
Stress urgent need to scale up operations in the Afar Region
The Republic of Korea contributes to FAO’s effort in preparing countries of West Africa and the Sahel for potential Desert Locust invasion from East Africa
16/09/2020
FAO will help countries improve surveillance and control efforts and strengthen the resilience of vulnerable households
Technical regional meeting on combating desert locust in the Near East and North Africa
14/09/2020
FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa and the Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC) have hosted today...
Somalia | FAO launches radio training programmes to adapt to COVID-19 restraints
02/09/2020
UN Agency to air more than 30 episodes on good agricultural practices, livestock, nutrition and fishery
FAO supplies Iran with more desert locust equipment, supporting the country in containing the pest invasion
13/08/2020
FAO delivers more sprayers and Very Low Volume Formulation pesticides to Iran, worth over USD 100 thousand, to assist the country in its efforts to...
Teaming up to defend against locusts
12/08/2020
In West Africa, countries are sharing pesticides and other supplies, rather than overstocking.
