KNOWLEDGE4POLICY - FAO continues to fight Desert Locust upsurge in East Africa and Yemen despite COVID-19 constraints

More than 240,000 hectares treated and 740 personnel trained in affected countries since January 2020.

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Global Food and Nutrition Security

date: 16/04/2020

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9 April 2020, Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN is continuing its efforts to contain the Desert Locust upsurge in East Africa despite restrictions on the movement of personnel and equipment resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Full text available here: http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/1270183/icode/