Addis Ababa, Jan 25 The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that desert locust swarms are ...FAO warns of renewed desert locust invasion in Kenya, EthiopiaAddis Ababa, Jan 25 The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that desert locust swarms are expected to descend on large parts of Ethiopia and Kenya in the coming weeks. In its latest situation update issued on Sunday, the FAO disclosed dry weather conditions across the Horn of Africa region is expected to facilitate desert locust swarms in large parts of Kenya and Ethiopia, reports Xinhua news agency. Earlier this month, the Ethiopian government announced it had dispatched airplanes and helicopters in its fight against desert locust invasion. The aircraft are being used to assess the extent of desert locust invasion as well as to spray chemicals on desert locust affected areas. Since June 2019, Ethiopia has been suffering from the worst desert locust invasion in about 25 years, affecting major crop-producing parts of the country.

Source: Ethiopian News January 25, 2021 08:26 UTC