15 November 2019

Ethiopia: Desert locusts

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Since June, above average rainfall in many parts of Ethiopia has encouraged vegetation growth, providing favourable ecological conditions for desert locust breeding. Across 56 woredas (districts), the swarms have developed into hopper bands that are consuming between 8,700 to 1,755,000 metric tons of green vegetation per day. Current response efforts are focused on swarm control and preventative methods, such as aerial sprays.

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