East Africa locust outbreak could provoke humanitarian crisis: UN food agency

Update: 2020-01-31

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The Desert Locust outbreak in the Horn of Africa could provoke a humanitarian crisis, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned.

Charlotta Lomas asked FAO senior locust forecasting officer Keith Cressman to provide an update on what he described as “a very, very scary phenomena”.

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East Africa locust outbreak could provoke humanitarian crisis: UN food agency

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East Africa locust outbreak could provoke humanitarian crisis: UN food agency

Charlotta Lomas, FAO

East Africa locust outbreak could provoke humanitarian crisis: UN food agency