Locusts invading a farmer's field in Katitika village, Kitui county, Kenya. Sven Torfinn / Oxfam A free tool that will help farmers and pastoralists across Africa to predict and control locust behaviour has been launched. Kuzi—the Swahili name for the wattled starling, a bird renowned for ...

East Africa is under threat of unyielding locust invasion. This seems to be the case after reports have been made about billions of desert locusts which have been swarming across eastern Africa in the recent weeks. The countries that are heavily affected are Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia. However, ...

Move to ban pesticides being used to curb locusts and Fall Army Worn will lead to crop devastation, warn growers Agricultural and industry organisations have today called on the government of Kenya to intervene to secure due process in the country’s pesticide regulation, amid warnings that ...