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Desert Locust Crisis: Appeal for rapid response and anticipatory action in the Greater Horn of Africa(January–July 2020)

  • 29/01/2020
  • FAO

The worst desert locust outbreak in decades is underway in the Greater Horn of Africa, where tens of thousands of hectares of cropland and pasture have been damaged in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia with potentially severe consequences for agriculture-based livelihoods in contexts where food security is already fragile.