FAO continues to fight Desert Locust in East Africa and Yemen despite COVID-19 constraints
9 April 2020Countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
In the six East African countries worst affected or at risk of locusts, about 20 million people are already experiencing acute food insecurity, with a further 15 million in Yemen so affected.