More than 364,000 smallholder farmers in Somalia and Somaliland have been affected by the invasion of desert locusts.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced this on December 1.
FAO stated this in its report on the status of the desert locust invasion in Somalia.
According to the United Nations body, farmers are reeling in losses after the desert locusts left their farms and crops completely devastated.
Further, FAO clarified that the problem has been made worse by repeated invasion.
The desert locusts first invaded Somalia and Somaliland towards the end of 2019 and have never left.
Consequently, FAO has been working closely with the governments of both Somalia and Somaliland to eradicate the invasion.
In Somaliland, it has been collaborating with the Ministry of Agriculture Development to stop the effects of the invasion.
FAO’s collaboration with the agriculture ministry has two primary aims.
First, it seeks to control the swarms of locusts. Secondly, it offers support to the affected farmers too.