African migratory locust response to mitigate impacts on food security and livelihoods
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During February 2020, the first wave of the African Migratory Locust (AML) was reported in north-eastern Namibia. This was followed by a second wave which was reported in August 2020, which affected the north-eastern as well as north-central regions. In March 2021, a third wave was reported and this comprised of AML and Red Locust – to a lesser extent – in the aforementioned areas, and Brown Locust (BL) in the southern parts of Namibia. During that period, it was reported that over 2 000 hectares of cropland and more than 700 000 hectares of grazing was impacted negatively by locusts. Noting the transboundary nature of these pests and the credible threats they pose to food and nutrition security, and upon request from the Government of Namibia, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in its capacity as a specialized technical agency of the UN, saw it fit to avail technical assistance through the "African migratory locust response to mitigate impacts on food security and livelihoods" with the aim to ensure that the food and nutrition security, and livelihoods of vulnerable people in AML (locust)-affected regions in Namibia are protected from locust damage in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner.