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World Bank approves Shs182bn loan for Uganda’s desert locust response
The World Bank said on Thursday its board approved a low-interest loan to support Uganda’s desert locus response and strengthen its emergency response systems
May 21, 2020
Agriculture
Second wave of locust invasion can be stopped early — here’s how
The current locust invasion in East Africa has caused significant damage in pastoral regions, where the pests have devoured pasture and tree leaves. They are now reaching some of the major maize growing areas where they are likely to cause a lot of damage to the crops
February 29, 2020
Economy
Climate change to lead to more insect and pest invasions
Studies show that insect-pest related yield losses for maize, rice and wheat are expected to increase by between 10% and 25% for each degree Celsius of warming. The impact will be huge
February 25, 2020