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East Africa deploys huge volumes of ‘highly hazardous’ pesticides against locust plague
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4/6/2021 5:30:00 PM -

Mongabay https://news.mongabay.com/2021/04/east-africa-deploys-huge-volumes-of-highly-hazardous-pesticides-against-locust-plague/ by Leopold Salzenstein on 1 April 2021

  • More than 95% of pesticides now being used in East Africa to fight locust swarms …
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Locust Hunters On a Mission in Kenya
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2/21/2021 6:14:31 AM -

africanews https://www.africanews.com/2021/02/16/kenya-desert-locust-hunters-in-full-effect-to-control-infestation/

By Kizzi Asala with AFP In light of the ongoing desert locust infestations in Kenya, the United Nations Food and Agriculture …

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Locust threat in East Africa increases
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3/3/2020 8:42:00 PM -

DefenceWeb https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/human-security/locust-threat-in-east-africa-increases/

Countries in East Africa are racing against time to prevent new swarms of locusts wreaking havoc on crops and livelihoods after the worst …

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Next East Africa locust swarms will be airborne in 3 to 4 weeks
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2/13/2020 1:49:32 PM -

FreshPlaza https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9188240/next-east-africa-locust-swarms-will-be-airborne-in-3-to-4-weeks/

UN agronomy experts: The locusts that are currently still baby desert locusts in Somalia will become East Africa's next plague …

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The Worst Locust Plague in Decades Could Destroy Crops in Africa on a Massive Scale
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2/4/2020 9:15:20 AM -

ScienceAlert https://www.sciencealert.com/africa-is-having-its-worst-locust-swarm-in-decades-and-the-destructive-potential-is-unprecedented

CARLY CASSELLA If a swarm of locusts is indeed a symbol of wrath, then the climate in northern Africa must be …

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To avoid cassava disease, Tanzanian farmers can plant certain varieties in certain seasons
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11/1/2019 6:53:14 AM -

Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2019-10-cassava-disease-tanzanian-farmers-varieties.html

by American Phytopathological Society

A nutty-flavored, starchy root vegetable, cassava (also known as yuca) is one of the most drought-resistant crops and is a …

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Kenya faces devastating Prosopis invasion: What can be done
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7/17/2019 9:04:57 AM -

MENAFN https://menafn.com/1098756921/Kenya-faces-devastating-Prosopis-invasion-What-can-be-done

Author: Purity Rima Mbaabu  (MENAFN - The Conversation) Woody plant species have been deliberately introduced into many arid and semi-arid regions …
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Why Prosopis no longer ‘pays’ as a prospect for positive environmental and socio-economic productivity
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8/9/2018 7:56:55 AM -

CABI The Invasives Blog https://blog.invasive-species.org/2018/07/31/why-prosopis-no-longer-pays-as-a-prospect-for-positive-environmental-and-socio-economic-productivity/ In the late 1970s and early 1980s the group of closely-related woody plant …

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