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27/01/21

蝗虫入侵spawns new food threat

Fresh swarms of locusts threatening food security in Africa. Copyright:Steve Harris,CC BY-NC 2.0

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Episode 26

Farmers who lost entire crops to desert locusts in 2020 are facing a fresh wave of the invasive pests. Is there an end in sight to East Africa’s worst locust invasion in 70 years?

This week,Africa Science Focus埃塞俄比亚农民在蝗虫复兴的前线的聆听，该地区数以百万计的人面临粮食短缺和收入损失。而且，我们的记者了解了一个令人惊讶的解决方案，该解决方案可以帮助社区应对未来的蝗虫威胁。

Is there something you want to know about science in Africa? Send us your questions from anywhere in the world and we’ll find an expert to answer them — text or voice message WhatsApp +254799042513.

Africa Science Focus, with Selly Amutabi.

This programme was funded by the European Journalism Centre, through the European Development Journalism Grants programme, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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