Southern Africa Emergency Locust Response and Preparedness (SAELORP) - TCP/SFS/3801
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At least four countries in Southern Africa ( Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe) are faced by serious outbreaks of African Migratory Locust (AML Locusta migratoria The control of hopper bands and swarms by respective governments has been only partially successful, and the pest has spread from its traditional breeding areas in the Okavango delta, Chobe wetlands and the Zambezi plains into new areas The growing number of AML hotspots represents a potential threat to food and nutrition security and livelihoods for millions of vulnerable households in the affected countries In Botswana, pest outbreaks were first reported at three sites in North West, Chobe and Ghanzi districts By June 2020 swarms of the pest had spread to around 48 new sites, affecting an estimated 21 728 ha, comprising 730 ha of crops and 20 998 ha of grassland and pasture The vulnerable smallholder farmers affected lost their entire crop to the pest.