Tag: locusts
Museveni roots for technological advancement in fight against desert locusts
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has expressed the need to retool the Desert…
Artificial Intelligence Helping African Farmers in Fight Against Locusts
A free tool that will help farmers and pastoralists across Africa to…
East Africa faces a new outbreak of locusts amid COVID-19 battle
As the world battles COVID-19, farmers in East Africa are facing another…
Use of pesticides on locusts worries MPs
The use of pesticides in bid to fight the growing swarm of…
United States announces Shs30b to locust control operations in East Africa
WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, February 20, 2020: In response to…
MP Abala: Despite release of funds to fight locusts, no intervention has been made in Teso
Ngora County MP David Abala has appealed for intervention in combating the…
Fears grow as locusts swarm towards South Sudan
JUBA, South Sudan, February 18, 2020: The food supplies of some of…
Stop locusts in East Africa now or pay much more to help people later – WFP boss
It will be vastly more cost-effective to support the Food and Agriculture…
Vision’s Kabushenga takes on Prophet Mbonye followers, calls them ‘dimwits’
Vision Group Chief Executive Officer Robert Kabushenga early this opened war against…
Locusts invasion: City traders blame gov’t for not giving them business to supply pesticides
Kampala city traders dealing in insecticides have asked government to mind much…
Enzige zizinze ekitundu kye Karamoja, Abaayo basazeewo kuzikuba mayinja okutaasa ebilime
ENZIGE ezibadde ziwulirwa obuwulizi mu mawanga agatulinaanye, kyadaaki zigobye mu kitundu kya…
Locust infestation in East Africa: Germany offers emergency aid
BERLIN, Germany, February 5, 2020/ -- The worst locust infestation in decades…