{"id":76740,"date":"2022-12-08T16:19:45","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T16:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kenya-to-avert-future-locust-invasions-says-linturi"},"modified":"2022-12-08T16:19:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T16:19:45","slug":"kenya-to-avert-future-locust-invasions-says-linturi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kenya-to-avert-future-locust-invasions-says-linturi","title":{"rendered":"Kenya to avert future locust invasions, says Linturi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>The government has now assured local farmers of protection from future invasion by locusts.<\/p>\n<p>This as Kenya prepares to host an international conference on desert locust in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has said the government has fully operationalized the Desert Locust Early Warning center.<\/p>\n<p>The centre in Nairobi will avert future invasions by the migratory pests.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Rome, Italy after a consultative meeting with the Director General of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UNFAO) Dr Qu Duoyng, Linturi stated that the center will help the government to detect early signs of an invasion by desert locusts and institute measures to avert disasters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the Desert Locust Early Warning center now in place courtesy of support from FAO, we now request the organization to offer technical and financial support to Kenya in hosting the International Desert locust conference in March, 2023,\u201d Linturi requested.<\/p>\n<p>The CS spoke on the sidelines of the of the UNFAO Council meeting when he held talks with the FAO director general.<\/p>\n<p>Kenya was adversely affected by the desert locust invasions in 2020 leading to loss of crops in over 24 counties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank FAO for the technical and budgetary support extended to us in controlling the desert locust menace. Without the strategic support the damage could have been devastating to food systems in the region,\u201d Linturi said.<\/p>\n<p>Linturi said the Kenyan government seeks to pursue collaboration with FAO to enhance the resilience and sustainable Agri-food systems in order to make Kenya a food secure nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClimate change in Kenya is increasingly impacting the lives of our citizens and the environment. Climate change has led to more frequent extreme weather events like droughts which last longer than usual, irregular and unpredictable rainfall, flooding and increasing temperatures,&#8221; the CS said.<\/p>\n<p>The Cabinet Secretary told Duoyng that President William Ruto\u2019s administration has prioritized efforts to combat effects of climate change and the prolonged drought to end hunger in arid and semi-arid counties affected by the disaster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must eradicate hunger by all means necessary and that\u2019s why we are seeking technological and innovations support from FAO for us to achieve more yields,\u201d Linturi added.<\/p>\n<p>On his part Duoyng welcomed Kenya\u2019s partnership in the transformation of the agricultural sector.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, Linturi was accompanied by Council of Governors Agriculture Committee Chairman and Bungoma Governor Ken Lusaka and Kenyan Ambassador to Italy, Jackline Yongo.<\/p>\n<p>Linturi also held talks with the World Food Programme Deputy Executive Director Ms Valerie Guarneri on Kenya\u2019s food security status.<\/p>\n<p>He told Ms Guarneri that Kenya is committed to enhance collaboration with WFP in the face of the many natural disasters that have been experienced in Kenya threatening food security, resilience building and sustainable livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p>Guarneri affirmed WFP\u2019s support towards Kenya\u2019s efforts to restore food security after the prolonged drought that affected 24 Counties leading to loss of lives and livestock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWater is important for livelihood and food production. We therefore need to find ways of increasing water harvesting technologies, shallow wells and sinking boreholes to achieve agricultural productivity,\u201d Guarneri asserted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. The government has now assured local farmers of protection from future invasion by locusts. This as Kenya prepares to host an international conference on desert locust in 2023. Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has said the government has fully operationalized the Desert Locust Early Warning center. 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