Swarms could result in crop and livestock losses of as much as $8.5bn by year-end
David HerblingWashington — The World Bank approved $500m to help fight the worst desert-locust invasion in decades that is threatening food security in parts of Africa and the Middle East.
Anxiety over the locust swarms, able to quickly consume square kilometres of crop, grew as the coronavirus pandemic emerged and decimated economies, further stretching governments. More than 22.5-million people are already facing hunger in Eastern Africa, according to the UN’s Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs. A second wave of the locust swarms — expected in June when farmers in the region prepare to harvest their crops — could worsen food insecurity and put more people at the risk of losing their livelihoods, the Food and Agriculture Organisation warned last week.
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