Environment
An insight into environment in the African agriculture sector.
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Desert locust outbreak at crisis point
A desert-locust plague in the Horn of Africa has reached critical proportions, according to Gro Intelligence, a privately funded commodity…
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East Africa locust swarms gather as coronavirus curbs delay pesticides
Coronavirus-linked flight restrictions are hampering efforts to wipe out locust swarms on the verge of devastating crops in eastern Africa,…
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The cost of fighting desert locusts in East Africa has doubled
The money needed to combat a desert locust outbreak in eastern Africa has doubled to $138 million, the Food and…
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Locust swarms threaten more countries in eastern Africa: FAO
Swarms of desert locusts could ravage more countries in eastern Africa and threaten the livelihood of many more people, the…
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