The food security of millions of people in West Africa and in the Sahel is threatened by a desert locust invasion coming from the Horn of Africa. The desert locust is the largest migratory crop pest in the world. According to the source, a one-kilometer square swarm can consume the same quantity of food in one day for 35 thousand people. Thus, some four million British pounds have been allotted to prevent the impact of the desert locust invasion in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal. The largest amount has been assigned to Mauritania (over one million British pounds). Among others, the investments in Mauritania were planned to be used for aerial survey operations to detect desert locusts, implement spraying techniques, support the triangulation of pesticide from stocks in Algeria to Mauritania as well as inform the community. The partner for this investment is the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom.
Investments in anticipatory actions to mitigate the impact of the desert locust invasion on crops in West Africa and Sahel as of 2021, by country
(in GBP)
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FAO. (February 28, 2021). Investments in anticipatory actions to mitigate the impact of the desert locust invasion on crops in West Africa and Sahel as of 2021, by country (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220924/investments-to-control-the-desert-locust-invasion-on-crops-in-africa/
FAO. "Investments in anticipatory actions to mitigate the impact of the desert locust invasion on crops in West Africa and Sahel as of 2021, by country (in GBP)." Chart. February 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220924/investments-to-control-the-desert-locust-invasion-on-crops-in-africa/
FAO. (2021). Investments in anticipatory actions to mitigate the impact of the desert locust invasion on crops in West Africa and Sahel as of 2021, by country (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220924/investments-to-control-the-desert-locust-invasion-on-crops-in-africa/
FAO. "Investments in Anticipatory Actions to Mitigate The Impact of The Desert Locust Invasion on Crops in West Africa and Sahel as of 2021, by Country (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220924/investments-to-control-the-desert-locust-invasion-on-crops-in-africa/
FAO, Investments in anticipatory actions to mitigate the impact of the desert locust invasion on crops in West Africa and Sahel as of 2021, by country (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220924/investments-to-control-the-desert-locust-invasion-on-crops-in-africa/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Investments in anticipatory actions to mitigate the impact of the desert locust invasion on crops in West Africa and Sahel as of 2021, by country (in GBP) [Graph], FAO, February 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220924/investments-to-control-the-desert-locust-invasion-on-crops-in-africa/
