Locust and grasshopper (family: Acrididae) outbreaks are ancient agricultural challenges and can be difficult to manage due to their fast population growth and higli' mobility...
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Spatiotemporal forecasting is a key process in the management of locusts.
Forecasts can be used at different risk levels from locust presence to impacts.
Reproducible forecasting...
Food insecurity has been a persistent issue in Somalia since 1991 (The Conversation 29/04/2021). In 2021, the number of people experiencing food insecurity in the country has increased...
This report outlines the results of a household survey carried out in August–September 2020 to assess the impact of desert locust invasions on food security and livelihoods in Uganda.
In 2019–2020, the...
Although locusts are a type of grasshopper, they differ physiologically and in their behaviour. When environmental conditions allow, locusts multiply rapidly so that billions of them...
The aim of this working paper is to review how climate change and other anthropogenic drivers affect populations of pests and crop diseases as well as their geographical expansion.
The...
The term 'locusts' refers to insect species which can aggregate into migratory swarms that cause wide-scale destruction of crops and pasture, causing significant effect to food security...
Against all expectations the Desert Locust upsurge that began in 2019 is still ongoing also at the beginning of 2022. The upsurge continues to profoundly threaten vast regions, especially...
Nearly 3.5 million people across Somalia are expected to face food consumption gaps or depletion of livelihood assets indicative of Crisis (IPC Phase 3)...
Nearly 3.5 million people across Somalia are expected to face food consumption gaps or depletion of livelihood assets indicative of Crisis (IPC Phase 3)...