locust invades 100,000 hectares of land in Somalia, UN body said
100,000 hectares of land in Somalia is at risk of locust invasion threatening to wipe out food and fodder production for the October-December harvests, UN body warned. In a statement Wednesday last week, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) a UN agency said looming locust crisis expected to hit southern regions and likely to cross to northeastern Kenyan is the worst outbreak in over 25 years. Aan estimated 70,000 hectares of land have been infested by the hoppers and breeding adults in Somalia and Ethiopia. The desert locust breeding is ongoing in Somaliland, Puntland and Mudug region in Galmudug state, FAO said. “We are talking about a medium to long-term intervention. The impact of our actions in the short term is going to be very limited, but we can make a difference to support livelihoods and avoid further disastrous consequences for the next Gu season in 2020 if we act now,” says Etienne Peterschmitt, FAO Representative in Somalia. Peterschmitt said i