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Latest Desert Locust situation (May 2024) and forecast (to mid-July) today on FAO Locust Watch (). Above rain expected to start end of June in the summer breeding areas of northern Sahel from Mauritania to western Eritrea, Yemen, Indo-Pakistan border.
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@FAO
and
@GeorgiaStateU
are working together to develop a novel training approach using
#VirtualReality
(VR) technology to teach teams about
#locust
surveys & control.
With this initiative more people will be knowledgeable about locust surveys &control.
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Thanks to
@WorldBank
support,
@FAO
constructed five (5)
#DesertLocust
centres in
#Yemen
's key breeding areas, as part of ongoing efforts to control & manage the pest in the Near East region.
The Seiyun centre has been handed over to local authorities.
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Latest Seasonal precipitation predictions in the Desert Locust spring/summer/winter breeding areas (June – November 2024).
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Latest Desert Locust situation (April 2024) and forecast (until mid-June 2024) updated on
@FAO
Locust Watch …
Locust outbreaks decreased.
#desertlocustBulletins
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Latest seasonal precipitation predictions in the Desert Locust spring/summer breeding areas
(May-October 2024)
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Latest seasonal precipitation predictions in the Desert Locust spring/summer breeding areas
(April-September 2024)
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Latest Desert Locust situation (Mar 2024) and forecast (to mid-May) updated on FAO Locust Watch (). Locusts continue to decrease on Red Sea and Gulf of Aden coast. Control ops continue. Only limited small-scale spring breeding is expected.
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Latest Desert Locust situation (Feb 2024) and forecast (to mid-April) updated today on FAO Locust Watch (). Locust will decrease on Red Sea and Gulf of Aden coast. Control ops continue. Only limited small-scale breeding expected in spring.
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Latest seasonal precipitation predictions in the Desert Locust winter/spring/summer breeding areas
(March-August 2024)
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FAO Locust Retweeted
In total,
@JapanGov
🇯🇵 has availed USD 3,252,424 (approx. N$ 53 million) to 5
@UNNamibia
agencies.
@FAO
received USD 226,000 (approx. N$ 3,7 Million) to build resilience in 4 locust🦗 affected regions in Namibia🇳🇦 in collab w/
@MAWLR_Nam
&
@jica_direct_en
#UNJapanSBProjects
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Annual joint Iran/Pakistan Desert Locust survey confirms current situation is calm and will remain so in SW Asia during the rest of 2022. See final report on LocustWatch ()
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eLocust3m smartphone app set to become defacto digital tool in coming years for recording & transmitting field data in near/real-time to prevent locust plagues:
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FAO Locust Retweeted
We are happy that
@cam_plantepi
worked with
@FAOLocust
on a
#modelling
framework to inform
#surveillance
and
#management
of
#DesertLocust
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In 2020, the most devastating
#DesertLocust
upsurge of the past 25 years spread from Near East to Southwest Asia & Greater Horn of Africa.
@FAO
's real-time evaluation of their response found areas for improvement to better prepare for future upsurges:
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FAO Locust Retweeted
In 2020, the most devastating desert locust upsurge of the past 25 years spread across parts of the Middle East, Greater Horn of Africa and SW Asia.
@FAO
's evaluation of their response found areas for improvement to better prepare for future upsurges
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Stay updated on the Desert Locust situation by checking FAO Locust Watch:
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Current Desert Locust situation = calm in all regions;
May–June: only limited spring breeding with no sig dev expected; July–Sept: above-normal rains likely in summer breeding areas for small-scale breeding; Oct: potential locust increase in Africa Sahel, Yemen, Indo-Pak border.
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FAO Locust Retweeted
The desert locust — a voracious migratory pest — can have devastating impacts on the lives and livelihoods of farmers.
In 2020, Yemen suffered its worst locust invasion in years.
But thanks to partners like the
@WorldBank
,
@FAO
is helping Yemenis keep the pest under control.
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