FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Published purpose

February 2020 - Widespread Desert Locust outbreaks are occurring across eastern Africa and parts of the Middle East, posing a severe and ongoing threat to food security in several countries already facing acute crises. Control operations are underway but local capacity is limited and locusts continue to breed. Without immediate action to control the growth of the swarms, tens of millions of people in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and other countries could face starvation. With support from GAC and other international donors, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is protecting the lives and livelihoods of locust-affected populations across eastern Africa. Project activities include: (1) measures to control locust populations, including aerial and ground-based spraying; and (2) interventions to protect the livelihoods of affected communities, including cash and agricultural support.