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CABI and DLCO-EA collaborate in the control and containment of migratory pests

Study recommends greater awareness of biopesticides to help fight locust outbreaks in China

Study determines optimum height for drones to fly and target desert locusts with biopesticide

FCDO officials impressed with CABI’s steps in partnership to help ensure greater food security in Africa

Fighting the desert locust through emergency communication campaigns

The desert locust remains a key threat to food security across Eastern Africa unless mitigation measures are put in place to track and combat them. As part of an emergency response to the risk posed by this pest, CABI and partners joined efforts to develop actionable farmer-friendly desert locust content to support awareness creation, monitoring and reporting efforts in Ethiopia and Kenya.

More than 5 million farmers helped in bid to battle scourge of locust swarms in Kenya and Ethiopia