Sergeant Brian and the Kenya National Youth Service: food heroes fighting desert locusts
Channel: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Date: 05/11/2021

By mid-2021, Kenya was considered locust free.

But in 2019 the country saw its worst Desert Locust invasion in 70 years. 

Desert Locusts can travel up to 150 km per day devouring their own weight of crops and pastures.

FAO quickly intervened to support the Government’s response to curb the upsurge.

In partnership with the National Youth Service, FAO provided expertise and resources to control the invasion.

500 National Youth Servicemen and Servicewomen were trained and engaged in Desert Locusts’ monitoring and control operations.
 
They collected daily information on swarm locations and dimensions through FAO’s eLocust3 application so control crews could target their activities. 
Kenya has beaten back the locust threat and control operations have vastly reduced locust breeding in neighboring countries affected by the invasion. 

However, we cannot let our guard down. 

Brian and the Kenya National Youth Service food heroes are ready for future challenges.


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