{"id":37461,"date":"2021-10-21T03:08:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T03:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/?p=37461"},"modified":"2021-10-21T03:08:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T03:08:20","slug":"desert-locust-invasion-can-disrupt-food-security-fao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/old\/desert-locust-invasion-can-disrupt-food-security-fao\/","title":{"rendered":"Desert locust invasion can disrupt food security- FAO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has warned that the desert locust which is the world\u2019s largest mitigatory crop pest is capable of leading millions of people into food insecurity if left unchecked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It said the menace of diseases and pests in West Africa is clearly evident in the considerable annual losses of up to 25 per cent of animal production and as high as 40 per cent of plant production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FAO Representative in Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Fred Kafeero, stated this on Wednesday in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was speaking at the opening session of the capacity building workshop for competent authorities at National level on the best practices for the anticipation and control of desert locust invasion in West Africa and the Sahel Sub-Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kafeero, who was represented by the Assistant FAO Representative programme, Abubakar Suleiman, said the FAO would ensure implementation of anticipatory and early actions, provide technical assistance to countries and strengthen regional coordination to check the menace of the pest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, FAO places importance on supporting government efforts at enhancing disaster risk reduction and resilience building in line with its country programing network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said FAO would fight against locusts by encouraging \u201dno regrets\u201d investments to strengthen countries\u2019 preparedness and anticipatory action to safeguard the livelihood of their people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis will contribute to saving the livelihoods of the affected populations and increasing their resilience to the desert locust invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is in view of implementation of this anticipatory and early actions that a technical cooperation project titled \u201cCapacity building of ECOWAS in prevention, surveillance and control of the desert locust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs well that the analysis of its impact on Food security and nutrition in the Sahel during the COVID-19 pandemic\u2019 has been developed to be implemented with the support of FAO in collaboration with the Directorate of Agriculture and Rural Development, ECOWAS Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe project is to provide technical assistance and build and strengthen the locust surveillance and control capacity of targeted countries including Cameroon, Gambia and Nigeria in the area of preparedness and anticipatory actions to prevent the desert locust invasion,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his remarks, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, said the need for Nigeria and its neighbours within the African continent to join efforts toward the survey and management of such pests was imperative. 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