Safeguarding livelihoods of desert locust-affected farmers and exploring eco-friendly control methods - OSRO/ETH/007/GER
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The increasing frequency and magnitude of climatic extremes and plant pests over the years have left many rain dependent farming and herding communities of Ethiopia particularly vulnerable to food insecurity. The most recent shock has taken the form of Ethiopia’s worst desert locust outbreak in 25 years. Ethiopia has been on the frontline of the invasion, which has damaged tens of thousands of hectares of cropland and pasture across the Greater Horn of Africa, with severe consequences for agriculture based livelihoods in contexts where food security is already fragile.
FAO is supporting countries’ capacities that risk being overwhelmed by the scale of the crisis, and has responded to the Government of Ethiopia’s request for urgent support in its desert locust response. This includes providing technical and operational support to locust control initiatives as well as supporting the livelihoods of the most vulnerable affected populations. The main focus of this project is to assist farmers and agropastoralists negatively affected by the invasion in protecting their livelihoods, while simultaneously supporting efforts to make desert locust control mechanisms more environmentally friendly.