An upsurge in Desert Locust numbers is being reported in countries where roughly 20 million people are already suffering from acute food insecurity.
The locusts can number up to 80 million per square kilometre, but the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that this number could increase by 20 times throughout the rainy season unless measures are put in place.
Countries worst affected have been identified as Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia ... Read even more